Man who appeared on MTV show indicted for transit threats in U.S. capital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal grand jury on Friday indicted a Washington man who appeared last year on an MTV reality show about online scams on charges of making multiple threats against subway stations, buses and trains around the U.S. capital, au…
Colorado gunman believed suicide thoughts would go away if he killed others
CENTENNIAL, Colo., (Reuters) – Colorado theater gunman James Holmes told a court-appointed psychiatrist that he believed his suicidal thoughts would go away if he killed other people, jurors in his murder trial heard on Friday.
Kansas hospital monitoring patient for possible Ebola infection
(Reuters) – The University of Kansas Hospital said on Friday it was monitoring a patient for a possible Ebola infection after he returned from the West African nation of Sierra Leone and developed a fever.
Texas legislature approves openly carrying handguns
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Republican-dominated Texas legislature approved a measure on Friday that would allow for openly carrying handguns in public in the state, a bill the governor has pledged to sign.
Family of man shot by San Diego policeman files $20 million claim
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The family of an Afghan immigrant who was shot and killed by a San Diego policeman who had not activated his body camera, prompting the department to revise its policy, has filed a $20 million claim against the city.
Texas seeks presidential disaster declaration after storms kill 21
DALLAS (Reuters) – Texas Governor Greg Abbott sought a presidential disaster declaration on Friday after severe weather this week killed at least 21 people, caused massive flooding and prompted evacuations.
Former Tennessee guardsman sentenced to 50 years in shooting
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A former Tennessee National Guard recruiter who was convicted on multiple federal charges in a shooting at an armory north of Memphis has been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison.
Live anthrax found in U.S. military shipment to Australia: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An investigation of a U.S. military facility’s mistaken shipments of live anthrax bacteria has turned up another live sample, this one from a 2008 batch sent to Australia, a U.S. defense official said on Friday.
Zimmerman gets GPS protection from Florida shooter
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida man who this month fired a shot at George Zimmerman, the man acquitted of murder in the 2012 death of an unarmed black teenager, was ordered on Friday to wear a GPS tracking device to warn of possible future attacks,…
Massachusetts judge orders end to decade-long vigil at Catholic church
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts judge on Friday ordered parishioners of a Roman Catholic church who have occupied the building for more than a decade while the archdiocese attempted to close it to end their vigil by next week.
