Ex-police officer faces murder charge in Virginia shooting death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Virginia police officer was charged with second-degree murder on Monday for a 2013 on-duty shooting death of a man who had his hands raised, police said.
First two women soldiers pass elite U.S. Army Ranger course
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two women have made military history after becoming the first female soldiers to pass the U.S. Army’s grueling Ranger Course, the Army said on Monday.
Apparel maker Patagonia stops buying Ovis 21 wool after PETA video
(Reuters) – Outdoor clothing maker Patagonia said on Monday it has stopped buying wool from the Ovis 21 network of farms in Argentina after U.S. animal rights activists released video of workers there slashing and stabbing lambs with knives.
New York man plotted to harm Muslims, Obama with X-ray device: prosecutor
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – A Ku Klux Klan member conspired to use a remote-controlled X-ray device hidden in a truck, which he called “Hiroshima on a light switch,” as a weapon of mass destruction to harm Muslims and President Barack Obama, a prosecutor …
Massachusetts lawyer avoids prison for trading on golfer’s tips
(Reuters) – A Massachusetts lawyer was sentenced to eight months of home confinement on Monday, avoiding prison for trading on inside information about American Superconductor Corp that prosecutors say a fellow golfer learned from an executive.
Lockdown lifted at U.S. nuke site after sniffer-dog false alarm
(Reuters) – A nuclear site in South Carolina was reopened from more than two hours in lockdown on Monday, after a bomb-sniffing dog over-reacted and halted a delivery truck, the Department of Energy said in a statement.
Complaint filed against Texas judge over ‘get married or go to jail’ order
TEXARKANA, Texas (Reuters) – A misconduct complaint has been filed against an East Texas judge for giving a man who pleaded guilty to assault a choice of going to jail or getting married and ordering him to write Bible verses, officials said on Monday….
U.S. judge stays order for Kentucky clerk on gay marriage licenses
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A federal judge in Kentucky on Monday said he would give a county clerk time to appeal before her office needs to start issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, an act she has said would violate her religious beliefs.
Funerals held for eight family members shot dead in Houston home
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Eight matching white caskets adorned with flowers were lined up on Monday at the funeral service for a family of two parents and six children who were killed more than a week ago.
Death toll from California mid-air collision rises to five
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The death toll from a mid-air collision between an executive jet used by military contractor BAE Systems Inc and a small plane over Southern California on Sunday has risen to five, according to a fire department spokesman.
