Arizona inmate sentenced to life for raping prison teacher
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A 21-year-old inmate was sentenced to life in prison on Monday for raping a prison teacher last year in a classroom at an Arizona correctional facility, court officials said.
Professor killed at Mississippi university, fellow teacher sought
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – A Mississippi college professor was shot and killed in his campus office on Monday, and police said a fellow Delta State University teacher was “a person of interest” in the shooting.
Woman killed, 400 homes destroyed by California wildfire
LAKEPORT, Calif. (Reuters) – A Northern California wildfire ranked as the most destructive to hit the drought-stricken U.S. West this year has killed one woman and burned some 400 homes to the ground, fire officials said on Monday, and they expect the …
Teachers’ strike to keep Seattle schools closed Tuesday
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle’s 53,000 public school students will be idled for a fifth day on Tuesday by a citywide teachers’ strike after a marathon round of weekend contract talks between the union and school district failed to produce a settlement.
Judge denies bail to ex-patrolman charged in South Carolina man’s death
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A South Carolina judge denied bail to a white former police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man who ran from a traffic stop, court documents filed on Monday show.
Oregon man accused of threatening to kill school teachers
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Police arrested an Oregon man and charged him with federal weapons offenses after FBI agents linked him to murderous online threats against teachers at a Christian school he once attended, court documents showed on Monday.
Michigan resident tests positive for plague
(Reuters) – A Michigan resident is recovering from the state’s first ever confirmed case of bubonic plague, state health officials said on Monday.
U.S. Air Force still evaluating options for F-35 ‘block buy’
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force on Monday said it is still examining a possible “block buy” that the Pentagon hopes to put together to lower the cost of U.S. and foreign military purchases of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet …
Fire that destroyed South Dakota biker bar ruled an accident
(Reuters) – A fire that destroyed a Sturgis, South Dakota, biker bar that was featured in a reality television show and was a popular hangout during the city’s annual motorcycle rally has been ruled an accident, fire investigators said on Monday.
Prosecutors detail case against former Harrisburg mayor
HARRISBURG, PA. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania state prosecutors on Monday unveiled details of the corruption case against Stephen Reed, the long-time former Harrisburg mayor charged with using city money from bond sales to buy thousands of artifacts.
