U.S. sentences Russian nuclear official to four years for bribe scheme
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a former nuclear official of Russia’s state-run enterprise Rosatom to 48 months in prison for his role in a scheme that awarded contracts to American companies in exchange for millions of dollars in bribes.
At American schools, security fears increasingly prompt evacuations
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – While the dramatic closure of the entire Los Angeles school district over a threatened attack grabbed national attention on Tuesday, similar fears are reverberating at schools across the country following a spate of mass shootin…
Indiana university gives all clear after armed robbery near campus
(Reuters) – An Indianapolis university has lifted a shelter-in-place warning on Tuesday more than an hour after a report that a man who had committed an armed robbery was running toward campus, according to the university’s Twitter feed.
U.S. treasure hunter sentenced to prison in case tied to missing gold coins
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) – An Ohio treasure hunter who eluded authorities for more than two years and has refused to disclose the whereabouts of hundreds of gold coins his company recovered from an 1850s shipwreck was sentenced on Tuesday to two years …
Baltimore jury deadlocked in police officer’s trial
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A jury is deadlocked in the trial of police officer William Porter, charged in the death of black detainee Freddie Gray, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams said on Tuesday.
No more jail time for cussing in front of kids in Michigan
DETROIT (Reuters) – It is no longer a crime punishable with jail time in Michigan to curse in front of women or children, or sing the national anthem out of tune.
Democrats say oil dispute holding up U.S. funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Talks among congressional leaders on a $1.15 trillion bill to keep the U.S. government funded were being held up by a dispute over energy policy with Republicans seeking to end an oil export ban and Democrats saying any such acti…
Jury finds Massachusetts teen guilty in teacher’s 2013 murder
(Reuters) – A Massachusetts jury on Tuesday found a teenager guilty of raping and murdering a math teacher at his suburban high school in 2013, after about nine hours of deliberations.
California shooter was not fully investigated before U.S. visa was issued
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities in Pakistan could have sought – but did not – a full background security investigation of San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik before granting her a visa to enter the United States in 2014, according to a U.S. o…
Washington state coach files complaint against school for barring on-field prayer
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state high school football coach suspended for praying on the 50-yard-line after games filed a federal employment discrimination complaint on Tuesday against the district in a case that has fueled the debate in the Unit…
