Tornado caused ‘significant’ damage to Illinois town: police
(Reuters) – A tornado ripped through a town in western Illinois on Thursday, badly damaging homes, downing power lines and causing several gas leaks, state police said.
Colorado movie massacre gunman found guilty of multiple murders
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes was found guilty on Thursday of multiple counts of first degree murder, a verdict that enables prosecutors to seek the death penalty for the former graduate student who killed 12…
Texas court halts execution of man for murder of 93-year-old woman
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas court on Thursday halted the execution of Clifton Williams several hours before he was to be put to death for murdering a 93-year-old woman about 10 years ago and then setting her body on fire in a robbery to support h…
Los Angeles airport to become largest air hub with ride-sharing pickups
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles International Airport is set to become the largest U.S. airport to allow popular ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft to pick up passengers at curbside, following a vote by a local commission on Thursday.
Four Marines and gunman killed in Tennessee shootings
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Reuters) – Four Marines were killed on Thursday by a gunman who opened fire at two military offices in Chattanooga, Tennessee, before being fatally shot in an attack officials called a brazen, brutal act of domestic terrorism.
Colorado movie massacre gunman found guilty of multiple murders
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Colorado movie massacre gunman James Holmes was found guilty on Thursday of multiple counts of first degree murder, a verdict that enables prosecutors to seek the death penalty for the former graduate student who killed a …
Texan suspected of hitting cyclist, driving off with victim in windshield
DALLAS (Reuters) – A 19-year-old man has been charged in a hit-and-run death of a cyclist he is suspected of having struck with his car and then driven for more than one mile with the victim embedded in his windshield, Dallas police said on Thursday.
Oklahoma top court OKs grand jury probe of Tulsa sheriff’s office
TULSA (Reuters) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Thursday said it would allow a grand jury investigation into the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, which has been under scrutiny since a white reserve sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a black suspect in April.
Chinese national pleads guilty in Pennsylvania to test-taking scam
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – The first of more than a dozen people charged in a China-based testing scam, in which clients paid imposters to take standardized tests and used the scores to apply to elite U.S. universities, pleaded guilty to conspiracy on Thursday in Pittsburgh federal court. 
Planned Parenthood head sorry for tone in video on fetal tissue use
(Reuters) – Planned Parenthood’s president apologized on Thursday for the “tone and statements” of a senior staff member who was secretly recorded in a video that critics say suggests the U.S. reproductive health organization sells aborted fetal tissue…
