Second psychiatrist concludes Colorado cinema gunman was sane
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A second court-appointed psychiatrist has concluded that Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes was sane when he fatally shot 12 moviegoers and wounded dozens more in 2012, jurors in his capital murder trial heard on M…
Police question woman who worked at New York prison where inmates escaped
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Authorities hunting for two convicted murderers who staged a brash prison break in upstate New York were questioning a woman who worked at the maximum-security prison, police said on Monday.
Exclusive: Doctor who trained U.S. troops suspended for macabre techniques
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Since retiring from the U.S. Army in 2000, Dr. John Henry Hagmann has helped train thousands of soldiers and medical personnel in how to treat battlefield wounds. His company, Deployment Medicine International, has received more …
Texas prosecutor drops charges for man once sentenced to death
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Houston-area prosecutors on Monday dropped charges against Alfred Brown, a man whose murder conviction and death sentence were overturned last year after a court determined evidence that was beneficial to his case has been wro…
U.S. cars, trucks need collision prevention systems: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. safety officials on Monday called on automakers to begin installing collision avoidance systems in all new passenger and commercial vehicles, saying existing technology could save lives and avoid injuries by reducing rear-en…
Accuser testifies in sex assault trial of suspect in Virginia student’s murder
FAIRFAX, Va. (Reuters) – The accuser in a Virginia sexual assault case involving a man also charged in the high-profile murder of a college student testified on Monday that he grabbed her near her door and choked her until she was unconscious.
New York mayor vows jail reforms after former inmate’s reported suicide
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday vowed to push reforms at the city’s troubled Rikers Island prison complex after the reported weekend suicide of a 22-year-old man who had been held there for three years without being co…
California teen runs away from home over pressure of school and SAT testing, police say
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police are looking for a 16-year-old girl from Southern California who ran away from home because she was overwhelmed by pressure when she went to take her college admissions test, authorities said on Monday.
U.S. base shipped live anthrax to 19 states plus D.C.: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of labs that received live anthrax samples from a U.S. military base in Utah has risen to 66 in 19 states, Washington and three foreign countries, the Pentagon said on Monday.
U.S. Army says it took down website after hacking incident
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army said on Monday it temporarily took down its website after a group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army hacked into the site and posted messages.
