Missing man believed to have fallen overboard during Bahamas cruise
MIAMI (Reuters) – A missing 21-year-old man is believed to have fallen overboard during a cruise in the Bahamas, Carnival Cruise Lines said in a statement on Wednesday.
Man who killed ‘American Sniper’ sent to Texas prison psychiatric unit
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The man convicted last month of murdering former U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, whose best-selling autobiography was turned into the movie “American Sniper,” has been transferred to Texas prison psychiatric unit, officials said on…
New Jersey worst state for public pension funding: report
(Reuters) – New Jersey underfunded its public pension system more than any other U.S. state for more than a decade, according to a study to be released later on Wednesday.
Former corrections officer shoots man dead in NYC subway station: NY Times
(Reuters) – A former New York City corrections officer fatally shot a man in a busy Brooklyn subway station on Tuesday night, according to police and the New York Times.
University of Oklahoma expels two leaders for racist singing
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The University of Oklahoma has expelled two students for playing a leadership role in singing a racist song at a fraternity-linked event that was captured on video and viewed worldwide, the school’s president said on Tuesday.
Indiana lawmaker apologizes after sexting scandal: newspaper
(Reuters) – An Indiana lawmaker apologized on Tuesday following online reports that he traded sexually explicit text messages with a woman involved in a similar controversy with a former New York Congressman, the Indianapolis Star newspaper reported.
Prosecutors to drop theft charges against NOAA employee
(Reuters) – Prosecutors on Tuesday moved to dismiss charges against an employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) accused of stealing sensitive information from a database for the nation’s dams and lying about the breach.
Threat forces cancellation of flag ban meeting at California university
(Reuters) – A threat of violence forced the student council of a southern California university to cancel a meeting on a bill to ban national flags from the common area of student government offices, officials said on Tuesday.
Unions challenge Wisconsin’s new ‘right-to-work’ law in court
(Reuters) – The Wisconsin state AFL-CIO and two other unions filed suit on Tuesday challenging a new statute that lets private-sector employees avoid joining unions or paying dues even when covered by union-negotiated contracts.
U.S. Air Force leader eyes SpaceX launch certification by June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force hopes to certify privately-held Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, to launch some U.S. military and intelligence satellites into space using its Falcon 9 rocket by June, a top official told Reuters on T…
