Muslim group evacuates U.S. headquarters after getting white powder in mail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Muslim advocacy group evacuated its national headquarters on Capitol Hill on Thursday after receiving a letter containing white powder, but staff were later allowed to re-enter after authorities conducted preliminary tests and …
About 800 children from Central America to be housed in Dallas area
DALLAS (Reuters) – About 800 immigrant children from Central America who have entered the United States will be moved to two campsites in the Dallas area over the coming days, local officials said on Thursday.
U.S Army’s Bergdahl said ‘leadership failure’ caused him to leave post
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Accused U.S. Army deserter Bowe Bergdahl, who was held captive by the Taliban for five years, said in a podcast launched on Thursday that he left his post in Afghanistan to draw attention to “leadership failure” in his unit.
Oklahoma woman who plowed into homecoming parade ruled competent for trial
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – A woman charged with killing four people and injuring dozens by plowing into a homecoming parade at Oklahoma State University is competent to stand trial, a judge ruled on Thursday.
Protests continue in Chicago a day after mayor’s apology speech
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Protests continued in Chicago on Thursday starting with a “die-in” by medical students, a day after embattled Mayor Rahm Emanuel emotionally apologized for the 2014 police shooting of a 17-year-old black teen.
U.S. Missile Defense Agency tests Lockheed, Raytheon interceptors
(Reuters) – The U.S. Missile Defense Agency said it successfully completed the first intercept test for Lockheed Martin Corp’s land-based Aegis missile-defense system, which is due to be deployed in Romania.
U.S. mentally ill 16 times more likely to be killed by police: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Americans with severe mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed by police than other civilians, a study by an advocacy group said on Thursday.
Armed suspect taken into custody at Arkansas State University
(Reuters) – An armed man crashed a pickup truck on the campus of Arkansas State University on Thursday and was taken into custody by police after a standoff lasting about an hour, school officials and law enforcement said, adding no one was injured.
Sept. 11 suspects’ objections to female guards bid to stall trial: U.S. officer
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – Prisoners’ religious objections to being touched by female guards at Guantanamo Bay are an attempt to stall proceedings in the death penalty trial for five Sept. 11 suspects, a U.S. military commander testified on Thursday.
Connecticut to ban gun sales to people on watch lists: governor
(Reuters) – Connecticut would become the first U.S. state to ban the sale of guns to people on government watch lists under an executive order that Governor Dannel Malloy, a Democrat, said on Thursday he will sign.
