FBI probing death of black man hanging from tree in Mississippi
(Reuters) – The FBI is investigating the death of a black man found hanging from a tree in Mississippi on Thursday in what may be either a crime or a suicide, the agency said.
Suspect in fatal Arizona shooting rampage appears in court
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona ex-convict appeared in court on Thursday accused of killing one person and wounding five others in a shooting rampage that began at a motel in suburban Phoenix and ended with the suspect’s capture four hours later.
DIY bomb instructions, device remains shown at Boston trial
BOSTON (Reuters) – The Boston Marathon bombing trial jury on Thursday saw the remains of a pressure-cooker bomb that prosecutors say Dzhokhar Tsarnaev hurled at police during a gunfight four days after the bombing as well as jihadist files recovered fr…
Britain’s Prince Charles meets Obama on U.S. goodwill tour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles and his wife Camilla met with President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday as part of a goodwill tour of the United States.
Penn State president says campus fraternity system may need ‘re-evaluation’
(Reuters) – Penn State University’s president says a re-evaluation of the school’s fraternity system may be needed after a fraternity was suspended for posting online photographs of nude women, some of them apparently unconscious.
Five Arizona high schoolers accused of plotting to murder classmate
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Police have arrested five high school students in southern Arizona who are accused of making a detailed plot to murder a classmate off campus, authorities said on Thursday.
Feds file new subpoena in NY-New Jersey Bridgegate probe: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. federal prosecutors have issued a new subpoena into whether New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s office had tried to extract political support from the Democratic mayor of Jersey City, a source familiar with the matter said on Thu…
Student engineer was operating train in California crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A student engineer was operating a Los Angeles-bound commuter train when it slammed into a pickup truck that had taken a wrong turn onto the tracks last month, killing one person and injuring 50, federal safety investigators sai…
Beating of UVA student prompts call to disempower alcohol officers
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Asking why a young man was “beaten like a dog,” a prominent Virginia state senator on Thursday called for stripping state Alcoholic Beverage Control agents of their arrest powers after officers of the agency bloodied a black c…
Continental Resources adds to oil acreage at North Dakota auction
WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) – Continental Resources Inc, the second-largest North Dakota oil producer, spent $2.3 million at a state land auction for the right to explore for crude on 160 acres, outbidding its nearest rival with just seconds left on the …
