Native Americans protest ‘Maze Runner’ actor’s comments
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An offhand comment made by “Maze Runner” actor Dylan O’Brien about filching Native American artifacts from a New Mexico ranch where a movie was being filmed has stung advocates who have long struggled to protect tribal items and remains. 
Media savvy Islamic State grave concern for U.S. at home: admiral
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A recruiting push by Islamic State militants via thousands of Twitter accounts and other social media postings remains one of the biggest threats facing the United States, a high-level U.S. military official said on Wednesday.
Search ends for survivors of hurricane-hit U.S. cargo ship
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday ended its search for missing crew of the cargo ship El Faro that sank off the Bahamas last week after sailing into the path of Hurricane Joaquin.
Three arrested in California erotic massage teacher’s fatal shooting
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Three suspects were arrested on Wednesday on homicide charges in the fatal shooting of an erotic massage and meditation teacher as he was walking his dog on a San Francisco Bay Area hiking trail this week, according to officia…
Journalist found guilty for aiding computer hackers
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California jury found journalist Matthew Keys guilty on three criminal counts related to helping members of the Anonymous hacking collective gain access to a former employer’s computers, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department…
Kentucky university closed for rest of week due to graffiti death threat
(Reuters) – Eastern Kentucky University canceled classes on Wednesday and will be shut down for the rest of the week after a graffiti death threat was found in a campus bathroom, the school said.
Illinois budget impasse sinks rating on Chicago bonds
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s on Wednesday lowered the rating on about $167 million of Chicago revenue bonds six notches to BBB-plus from AA-plus because motor fuel tax revenue mainly backing the debt has stopped flowing to the city due to Illinois’ budget impasse.
Oregon gunman slipped into isolation after California move
ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) – The gunman who killed nine at an Oregon community college last week graduated from a California high school for troubled teens that provided structured care, but nothing comparable was available when he moved to a small Pacif…
DuPont found liable in first trial over Teflon-making chemical C-8
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A U.S. jury on Wednesday awarded a cancer patient $1.6 million after finding DuPont was liable for leaking a toxic chemical used to make Teflon into drinking water near one of its plants.
Black bear wounds Idaho man in latest attack in Northern Rockies
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – An Idaho man is recovering from cuts to his head from a black bear attack, the third in recent days in the Northern Rockies, where wildlife managers say supplies of berries and other foods favored by the animals have been redu…
