Father of Colorado movie gunman pleads with jury for his life
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – The father of the Colorado movie massacre gunman pleaded on Tuesday for his son’s life, showing the jury photos of family vacations during the days when he said James Holmes was “a really excellent kid” who is mentally ill…
Obama administration to allow prisoners access to college grants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S prisoners will soon be eligible for federal grants to take college courses online, a Justice Department official said on Tuesday.
Baptists, rights group both slam Boy Scouts over gay leader move
DALLAS (Reuters) – A decision by the Boy Scouts of America to allow gay leaders was met with indignation by the largest U.S. Protestant group on Tuesday along with criticism from a leading gay rights group that the move did not go far enough.
U.S. Army lab faulted over lax anthrax procedure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Techniques used by a U.S. Army laboratory in Utah failed to neutralize live anthrax spores on many occasions over more than a decade and the lab should have realized the procedure was inadequate, a top health official told lawmak…
U.S. military sees more use of laser, microwave weapons
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military has made strides in developing lasers, microwaves and other directed energy weapons, and could soon use them more widely, top armed forces officials and U.S. lawmakers told an industry conference on Tuesday.
Oregon Governor orders state agencies to reduce water consumption
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon Governor Kate Brown on Tuesday ordered state agencies to reduce water consumption as the West Coast state languishes under an ongoing drought that is also prompting water-use limits and warnings in neighboring Californ…
Texas county releases video to dispel rumors over woman’s death
(Reuters) – A Texas county released video on Tuesday of Sandra Bland arriving at Waller County Jail, as officials sought to dispel rumors circulating on social media that she was already dead by the time records show she was booked.
U.S. to parole convicted Israeli spy Pollard on Nov. 21
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel, will be released on parole on Nov. 21 after 30 years in prison, a federal parole board ruled on Tuesday.
Last victim of May 12 Amtrak derailment leaves Philadelphia hospital
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The last patient from a May 12 Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight people and injured more than 200 left Temple University Hospital on Tuesday, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Police seek links between West Virginia killing and cold cases
(Reuters) – Police in Illinois and Nevada are seeking links between cold-case killings and a man shot dead by a West Virginia prostitute when he tried to attack her, authorities said on Tuesday.
