U.S. military orders review as anthrax mishap widens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Friday it discovered even more suspected shipments of live anthrax than previously thought, both in the United States and abroad, and ordered a sweeping review of practices meant to inactivate the bacter…
Actor Dustin Diamond not guilty of felony in stabbing case
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin jury late on Friday found actor Dustin Diamond, who played the nerdy Screech in the early ’90s sitcom “Saved by the Bell,” not guilty of a felony charge stemming from the stabbing of a man during a Christmas bar fight, court rec…
Obama signs disaster declaration over deadly Texas storms
(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday signed a disaster declaration for areas in Texas hit by storms and flooding that killed at least 21 people this week and prompted evacuations.
Woman charged with murder in road rage attack
SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Reuters) – A 25-year-old San Diego area woman who hit and killed a motorcyclist who was serving in the U.S. Navy was charged on Friday with first-degree murder in what police are calling a road rage killing.
Rights activists protest award for ex-Montana judge who blamed victim of rape
(Reuters) – A small group of women’s rights activists rallied in Montana on Friday to protest a lifetime achievement award for a state judge censured for suggesting that a 14-year-old girl was partly to blame for her rape by a teacher.
U.S. judge refuses bail for businessman accused in Navy corruption case
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A federal judge in San Diego refused bail on Friday for a Malaysian businessman accused of bribing high-ranking U.S. Navy officers to steer millions of dollars of contracts to his company.
Man who appeared on MTV show indicted for transit threats in U.S. capital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal grand jury on Friday indicted a Washington man who appeared last year on an MTV reality show about online scams on charges of making multiple threats against subway stations, buses and trains around the U.S. capital, au…
Colorado gunman believed suicide thoughts would go away if he killed others
CENTENNIAL, Colo., (Reuters) – Colorado theater gunman James Holmes told a court-appointed psychiatrist that he believed his suicidal thoughts would go away if he killed other people, jurors in his murder trial heard on Friday.
Kansas hospital monitoring patient for possible Ebola infection
(Reuters) – The University of Kansas Hospital said on Friday it was monitoring a patient for a possible Ebola infection after he returned from the West African nation of Sierra Leone and developed a fever.
Texas legislature approves openly carrying handguns
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Republican-dominated Texas legislature approved a measure on Friday that would allow for openly carrying handguns in public in the state, a bill the governor has pledged to sign.
