Tennessee man plotted to attack Muslims, burn down mosque in New York’s Islamberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An ex-Congressional candidate from Tennessee faces up to five years in prison for plotting to burn down an upstate New York mosque and use an assault rifle against anyone who tried to stop him, according to court documents.
Police want bikers off streets after deadly Texas shooting
WACO, Texas (Reuters) – The local Harley Davidson dealership was closed, motorcycle riders were asked to stay off the roads and police snipers took to rooftops to watch Waco streets after a deadly gangland shooting caused many to cast a colder eye on b…
Pilot reported trouble before deadly plane crash on Atlanta highway
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The pilot of a private plane told an air traffic controller he was having trouble gaining altitude shortly before crashing onto a busy Atlanta highway this month, killing all four people on board, according to a federal report relea…
U.S. charges three Chinese professors, three others with economic espionage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S government charged three Chinese professors and three other Chinese nationals with economic espionage and stealing trade secrets from two companies that develop technology often used in military technologies, the Departme…
Boston bomber to face about 20 of his victims at sentencing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will face about 20 of his victims at a hearing next month when he will be formally sentenced to die for the 2013 attack, a U.S. judge said on Tuesday.
U.S. Marines not halting flights after Nepal, Hawaii accidents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Marine Corps is not halting flights of UH-1 helicopters or V-22 tilt-rotor Ospreys despite recent deadly accidents in Nepal and Hawaii, the general in charge of Marine Corps aviation said on Tuesday.
Naked New York trucker arrested for threatening shoppers with machete
(Reuters) – A suburban New York trucker who threatened shoppers with a machete in a parking lot while naked was due in court on Tuesday to face charges related to the incident, police said.
Mother of U.S. reporter missing three years in Syria urges U.S. help
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The mother of American reporter Austin Tice, who has been missing in Syria for more than three years, believes her son is alive and well and urged Washington and Damascus to work together to free him.
No charges for St. Louis officer in shooting death of black teen
(Reuters) – The white off-duty St. Louis police officer who fatally shot a black teenager last October in a firefight will not face charges in the killing, the local prosecutor’s office said on Monday.
Psychologist to head Chicago jail, nation’s second largest
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A clinical psychologist will be appointed head of Chicago’s Cook County Jail, the nation’s second-largest jail where a third of the inmates are mentally ill, officials announced on Tuesday.
