Jihadist threat posted online against Navy SEAL from bin Laden mission
(Reuters) – A supporter of Islamic State militants has issued a threat against Fox News contributor Rob O’Neill, the former U.S. Navy SEAL who says he fired the shot that killed Osama bin Laden, and also posted the ex-commando’s purported home address …
Florida man accused of secretly selling MLB pitcher’s boat, keeping money
(Reuters) – A former personal assistant for Bronson Arroyo secretly sold the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher’s yacht and kept the money, authorities in Florida said on Tuesday.
Nevada agrees to pay San Francisco $400,000 over patient dumping
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nevada has agreed to pay the city of San Francisco $400,000 to settle a lawsuit claiming that the state bused patients, many of them poor and mentally ill, from a Las Vegas hospital to the Bay Area without plans for their care…
U.S. justices weigh Baltimore cop’s kickback conspiracy appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considered whether federal prosecutors overstepped their authority when they charged a Baltimore police officer with conspiracy to extort for his role in a kickback scheme involving an auto repai…
Passengers injured in Vermont Amtrak crash out of hospital: governor
(Reuters) – Seven people injured when an Amtrak train derailed in northern Vermont on Monday have been released from area hospitals, the state’s governor said on Tuesday.
Amtrak says to suspend national rail service without safety extension: letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amtrak has told U.S. lawmakers that it will suspend service on its national network in mid-December unless Congress extends a Dec. 31 deadline for implementing advanced safety technology, according to an Oct. 5 letter from Amtrak…
Publisher promises stickers, changes for textbook that called slaves ‘workers’
DALLAS (Reuters) – The publisher of a textbook criticized for a glaring error that glossed over the topic of slavery has offered stickers to schools that will cover up a caption describing African slaves as “workers,” a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Suspect in custody after reports of gunman on Philadelphia campus
(Reuters) – A suspect is in custody after reports of a person with a weapon put the Community College of Philadelphia on lockdown on Tuesday morning, police said.
New Jersey priest accused of aiming gun at young Cowboys fan
(Reuters) – A New Jersey priest who is a die-hard New York Giants fan heads to court on Tuesday, accused of pointing a musket at an 8-year-old boy who wore a rival football team’s jersey into the rectory.
Tennessee commission to consider asking for God’s mercy for gay marriage
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A county commission in Tennessee on Tuesday night will consider a resolution asking God to spare citizens from the wrath of God that may rain down on them as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing gay marria…
