Louisiana State University hit by state budget shortfall
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Louisiana State University (LSU) is exploring contingency plans in light of the state’s $1.6 billion budget shortfall which has resulted in proposed spending cuts, but has not declared “financial exigency”, the institution said in …
Man pleads guilty to attempted arson during Ferguson riots
(Reuters) – A Missouri man pleaded guilty on Friday to starting a fire in a grocery store during racial unrest in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson last year after a grand jury decision not to indict a white police officer for killing an unarmed black 1…
Indiana HIV cases reach 142 in rural outbreak, more expected
(Reuters) – The number of confirmed and presumed HIV cases stemming from abuse of intravenous prescription drugs has increased to 142 in a rural part of southeastern Indiana and more cases are being identified every day, a state health official said on…
Omar Khadr, once a Guantanamo inmate, granted bail in Canada
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Omar Khadr, a Canadian who was once the youngest prisoner held in the Guantanamo military base before being transferred to a prison in the province of Alberta in 2012, has been granted bail and could be released early next …
No serious injuries after Indiana high school stage collapse
(Reuters) – More than a dozen students injured in a stage collapse at an Indiana high school were all in good condition on Friday, a city official said.
Jury in Etan Patz trial focuses on earlier suspect in 1979 murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors in the trial of a former deli worker who confessed to killing Etan Patz in 1979 listened on Friday to a re-reading of witness testimony that implicated another, earlier suspect in the case of the missing 6-year-old boy.
Michael Brown’s family sues Ferguson over shooting death
(Reuters) – The family of Michael Brown filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Ferguson on Thursday, seeking unspecified damages and police reforms after the black teen’s killing by a white policeman prompted a national debate on law enforc…
Ex-general, CIA chief Petraeus gets probation, $100,000 fine in leak case
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – Former U.S. military commander and CIA director David Petraeus was sentenced to two years of probation and ordered to pay a$100,000 fine but was spared prison time on Thursday after pleading guilty to mishandling classified …
Former NSA head Alexander asks agency to review patents
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Former National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander has asked the U.S. intelligence agency to review patent filings by his company to make sure that they do not reveal any secrets or misappropriate any government work.
More than 90 arrested in Seattle drug crackdown: police
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Police said they had arrested more than 90 people in a four-month crackdown on the flourishing drug market in downtown Seattle.
