Michigan man charged with ax-killing ordered held after hearing
DETROIT (Reuters) – A judge ordered a Michigan man accused of killing his step-grandfather with an ax to be jailed without bail on a first-degree murder charge after a brief court appearance on Tuesday.
Wisconsin man accused of decapitating mother with 4-foot sword
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin man is being held in a mental health facility after being charged with beheading his mother with a sword because he thought she was not his real mother, court records showed.
Pentagon says U.S. needs to beef up ability to deter cyber attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military needs to improve its ability to deter attacks on its computer networks, and is working to make them more costly for U.S. adversaries, top U.S. military and intelligence officials told a Senate hearing on Tuesday…
Trump backs Russia, Iran efforts to fight Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leading Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday said he supported Russian efforts to fight Islamic State militants in the Middle East, including Syria.
Brown is latest U.S. university to revoke honorary Cosby degree
(Reuters) – Brown University has revoked the honorary doctorate it awarded to Bill Cosby as the comedian and actor faces allegations that he sexually assaulted more than 40 women, the Ivy League school said on Tuesday.
Two killed and three, including infant, hurt in Chicago shooting
(Reuters) – Two women were killed and two men and an infant were wounded in a shooting on Monday night in Chicago, police said.
Former South Dakota Governor Walter Miller dies
(Reuters) – Former South Dakota Governor Walter Dale Miller, who provided a steady hand after Governor George Mickelson’s death in a 1993 airplane crash, has died, state officials said on Tuesday.
Boomers leave generation’s imprint on the U.S. landscape
THE VILLAGES, Florida, (Reuters) – U.S. baby boomers have been on the planet for nearly 70 years, long enough to reshape almost every aspect of American life. Rock culture, consumerism and political activism are part of their legacy.
Abortion rights group seek to halt Oklahoma law that targets clinics
(This September 25 story was corrected to remove incorrect Oklahoma reference to the Center for Reproductive Rights in first paragraph)
Baltimore judge to schedule police trials in black man’s death
(Reuters) – A Baltimore judge on Tuesday is expected to set trial dates for six police officers charged in the death of a black man from an injury suffered in police custody, an event that triggered local protests, arson and rioting.
