Teens admit to criminal threat in California school shooting plot
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two teenagers accused of conspiring to kill teachers and students at their suburban Los Angeles high school admitted on Wednesday to making a criminal threat in connection with the planned mass shooting that never materialized, …
Texas police investigating alleged ritual starving death of toddler
DALLAS (Reuters) – A suburban Dallas pastor has been charged in connection with the death of a 2-year-old child who was allegedly starved as part of a religious ritual to rid him of demons, authorities said on Wednesday.
Texas police investigating alleged ritual starving death of toddler
DALLAS (Reuters) – A suburban Dallas pastor has been charged in connection with the death of a 2-year-old child who was allegedly starved as part of a religious ritual to rid him of demons, authorities said on Wednesday.
Virginia judge clears way for Sweet Briar College to close
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A Virginia circuit court judge on Wednesday rejected efforts by alumnae and others to block the closing of Sweet Briar College, clearing the way for it to join the growing ranks of shuttered U.S. women’s schools.
Florida mayors call on residents to fight nuclear expansion project
MIAMI (Reuters) – A group of South Florida mayors are escalating their campaign against plans to expand a nuclear power plant near Miami that involves constructing 100-foot (30-meter) tall transmissions lines through some of the area’s toniest neighbor…
Florida doctor in NJ political corruption scandal to fight new Medicare fraud charges: lawyer
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida ophthalmologist accused of showering New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez with gifts in exchange for help on Medicare disputes plans to fight new federal charges of fraud related to millions in Medicare payments, …
U.S. judge in California keeps marijuana listed among most dangerous drugs
(Reuters) – A federal judge in California declined on Wednesday to remove marijuana from the federal list of most dangerous narcotics, rejecting a closely watched request from people accused of illegally growing pot, prosecutors said.
U.S. lawmakers express ‘no confidence’ in DEA chief over sex parties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of a key U.S. congressional panel said on Wednesday they have no confidence in Drug Enforcement Administration chief Michele Leonhart, a day after grilling her about DEA agents accused of engaging in sex parties with pros…
New York jury begins deliberating decades-old Etan Patz murder case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York jury reached no verdict on Wednesday in its first day of deliberations in the trial of a former deli worker accused of kidnapping and murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz, whose 1979 disappearance called national attention to …
Wolverine tranquilized at New Jersey airport after chewing through cage
NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) – Authorities at Newark International Airport in New Jersey tranquilized a wolverine who was enroute from Norway to an Alaskan wildlife center on Wednesday after discovering the wild animal had chewed through his metal carrier.
