California health officials say may not find source of measles outbreak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A senior California health official said on Thursday the source of a measles outbreak that has sickened 119 people in the state may never be identified, despite a finding that the same strain of virus had led to a wave of illnes…
Oregon couple charged with murder by abuse for starving baby
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Police in Oregon have charged a couple with murder for allegedly starving their seven-week-old baby boy to death, authorities said on Thursday. 
Suspect arrested in road-rage shooting death of Las Vegas mom
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder on Thursday in the road-rage killing of a Las Vegas mother of four that stunned the community, and police said at least one more suspect remained at large.
Former Tennessee guard recruiter convicted in armory shooting
(Reuters) – A former Tennessee National Guard recruiter was found guilty by a federal jury on Thursday of multiple charges in connection with the wounding of three superiors in a shooting at an armory near Memphis in October 2013, prosecutors said.
Manhunt underway for Idaho inmate who escaped jail through ceiling
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A manhunt was underway on Thursday for an Idaho inmate who escaped jail by inching across crawl space above the facility’s ceiling before dropping into the lobby of the local sheriff’s office, where he stole an employee’s purse and fled on foot, authorities said.
Man charged with killing ‘American Sniper’ was schizophrenic: psychiatrist
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A psychiatrist told a Texas court on Thursday that the man accused of murdering U.S. Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle had paranoid schizophrenia and showed signs of psychosis that could not be faked, media reports said.
FBI agent testifies in case of New Jersey rabbis accused of kidnapping
TRENTON, N.J. (Reuters) – An undercover FBI agent testified on Thursday in a case involving three Orthodox Jewish rabbis in New Jersey accused of kidnapping and beating husbands to force them to grant divorces under Jewish law to their wives.
Union rejects contract offer from oil cos in U.S. refinery strike
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Union negotiators on Thursday rejected the latest contract offer from oil companies and said the largest U.S. refinery strike since 1980 may spread to more plants beyond the 11 where walkouts are underway.
Bomb scare proves false alarm near Hollywood venue for Oscars
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A bomb scare triggered by an erratic motorist brandishing a propane tank at a shopping strip near the Hollywood venue for the upcoming Oscars show proved to be a false alarm on Thursday, but the man was detained, Los Angeles pol…
California mass shooter had penchant for Nazis, investigators say
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 22-year-old California man who killed six college students last year before taking his own life in a rampage near Santa Barbara had an interest in Nazis and conducted a Web search for torture devices, a report released on Thur…
