Insane or evil? Trial fills in details of Colorado movie gunman Holmes
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Harrowing accounts from survivors dominated the first week of Colorado’s movie theater massacre trial, but amid the tears a much more detailed picture emerged of gunman James Holmes, his personal life, and his deadly plan….
Pentagon chief says more work needed in sexual assault fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sexual assault in the U.S. military remains far too common despite a 27 percent drop in the number of incidents over the past two years, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday as the Pentagon released its annual report on th…
Arizona boy, 2, critical after shooting himself in face -police
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A 2-year-old Arizona boy was in critical but stable condition on Friday after he shot himself in the face with his father’s handgun, which he apparently found wrapped up in sheets on the man’s bed, police said.
Twice-stranded sea lion pup found under car in San Francisco
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A sea lion pup found hiding under a car in San Francisco this week was “Rubbish,” the same animal who had been found in the Santa Barbara area in February and released in to the Pacific Ocean after treatment, rescuers sai…
Oklahoma will not say if it has returned lethal injection drug
(Reuters) – Oklahoma does not plan to reveal whether it has abided by the request of a drug maker to return a sedative it uses in its executions that is also at the center of a case before the U.S. Supreme Court, officials said on Friday.
Pennsylvania governor acts to ensure federal healthcare subsidies
(Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said on Friday the state will set up its own healthcare exchange if needed to save insurance subsidies for thousands of residents under the federal government’s 2010 Affordable Care Act.
Tesla moves into batteries that store energy for homes, businesses
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tesla Motors Inc on Thursday unveiled Tesla Energy – storage systems or batteries for homes, companies and utilities that will expand its business beyond electric vehicles and tap into a fast-growing area of the energy industry….
Garage at famed Watergate collapses, one person reportedly trapped
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three floors of a parking garage at the Watergate complex in Washington collapsed on Friday, reportedly trapping at least one person, local authorities and media reported.
Liberal U.S. Senator Sanders to challenge Clinton in 2016 race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, launched a long-shot bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday, a move likely to pressure Hillary Clinton from the left on issues from income inequal…
New York jury deliberations in Etan Patz murder case in 13th day
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jury deliberations resumed for a 13th day on Friday in the trial of a former deli worker who confessed to the 1979 killing of Etan Patz, a New York City boy whose picture was among the first to appear on milk cartons in a U.S. camp…
