White House on lockdown after woman jumps mansion’s barricade: CBS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House was on lockdown on Friday evening after a woman jumped the barricade in front of the presidential mansion’s fence, CBS News reported.
Anti-abortion group is sued over video releases
(Reuters) – An anti-abortion group that released videos purporting to show Planned Parenthood staff discussing the illegal sale of aborted fetal tissue was sued on Friday by a group of abortion providers seeking to block the release of recordings it cl…
Idaho sheriff asks FBI for help in search for missing toddler
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – The FBI has been asked to help in the disappearance of a two-year-old boy who vanished without a trace earlier this month during a family camping trip in the central Idaho mountains, the local sheriff said on Friday.
Injured nurses file lawsuit over Colorado helicopter crash
DENVER (Reuters) – Two Colorado flight nurses critically injured in the fiery crash of a medical transport helicopter that killed the pilot earlier this month sued the aircraft’s manufacturer and operator on Friday, court records showed.
Ohio shooting stokes debate over U.S. campus police forces
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For all that was shocking about a university police officer shooting a man at point blank range during a routine traffic stop near the University of Cincinnati campus this month, one thing was not.
Two Ohio campus police officers won’t face charges: prosecutor
(Reuters) – Two University of Cincinnati police officers who were interviewed about the death of an unarmed black motorist at the hands of a fellow officer will not face charges, a prosecutor said on Friday.
New York holds last mass services before dozens of Catholic church closures
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Teary-eyed and angry Catholic parishioners across New York attended final mass services on Friday in some of dozens of churches closing or stopping regular worship services.
How Pentagon war fund became a budget buster Washington can’t resist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of U.S. troops deployed in battle zones is at its lowest level since before the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Still, Congress has authorized a 38 percent increase in the war budget over last year.
‘Temporary’ not guilty plea entered for Charleston suspect
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A federal magistrate on Friday entered a “temporary” not guilty plea for Dylann Roof on hate crime charges in the slaying of nine African-Americans at a South Carolina church, even as his lawyer said his client wanted to pl…
Jail for man accused of shooting at George Zimmerman in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida man returned to jail on Friday to await trial on attempted murder charges in a roadway shooting involving George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed black teena…
