U.S.-Egyptian released from Egypt jail: family
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian-American jailed in Egypt for nearly two years for involvement in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood has been released and is headed for the United States, his family said on Saturday.
Prosecutor asks court to correct judge’s errors on Cleveland officer verdict
(Reuters) – An Ohio prosecutor on Friday asked a state appeals court to correct legal errors made by a judge who found a Cleveland officer not guilty in the shooting deaths of an unarmed black man and woman after a high-speed car chase in 2012.
Presidential disaster declaration signed after Texas storms kill 21
DALLAS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama signed a disaster declaration late on Friday for areas in Texas hammered by severe weather that killed at least 21 people, caused massive flooding and prompted evacuations this week.
Crowds gather for anti-Islam demonstration outside Phoenix mosque
PHOENIX (Reuters) – More than 200 protesters, some armed, berated Islam and its Prophet Mohammed outside an Arizona mosque on Friday in a provocative protest that was denounced by counterprotesters shouting “Go home, Nazis,” weeks after an anti-Muslim …
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.
