Montana homeowner gets 70 years for killing German exchange student
MISSOULA, Mont. (Reuters) – A Montana homeowner who was convicted of deliberate homicide last year for fatally shooting an unarmed 17-year-old German exchange student who entered his garage was sentenced to 70 years in prison on Thursday.
Lawyer for accused 9/11 plotter alleges mistreatment at Guantanamo
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – An attorney for a Saudi man charged in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks accused his U.S. jailers at the Guantanamo Bay military prison on Thursday of mistreatment.
Ohio man accused of killing baby with cup held on $2 million bond
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio man accused of killing his infant son when he hit him with a coffee cup during a quarrel with the child’s mother is being held on a $2 million bond after a court hearing on Thursday, prosecutors said.
Maryland, sheriff settle deputy’s sex harassment suit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Maryland sheriff’s deputy who alleged sexual harassment at work will get $250,000 under a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, the state and the sheriff’s office, the department said on Thursday.
Body of ‘American Sniper’ Kyle surrounded by weapons, Ranger testifies
STEPHENVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – The former Navy SEAL whose best-selling autobiography was turned into the hit movie “American Sniper” was found dead at a rural Texas shooting range, the only loaded weapon within reach a 1911-style semiautomatic pistol,…
Actor Pierce Brosnan’s Malibu home damaged in fire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Pierce Brosnan’s Southern California home was damaged in a fire but no one was injured, officials said on Thursday.
Softer, less strident outreach may help calm U.S. vaccine skeptics
ASHLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – When Melissa Orion’s unvaccinated baby contracted whooping cough, she was grateful for modern medicine – its emergency rooms and even its antibiotics.
Texas winning ticket in $564 mln Powerball bought at food mart
DALLAS (Reuters) – A food mart in a small city north of Dallas, Texas, was one of three places where winning tickets were sold in the estimated $564.1 million U.S. Powerball lottery, officials said on Thursday.
Kidde recalls fire extinguishers over discharge failure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Walter Kidde Portable Equipment Company Inc is recalling almost 5 million plastic valve disposable fire extinguishers because they fail to discharge fully, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday.
Lawsuits say Harvard, MIT webcasts leave out deaf Americans
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – An advocacy group for the deaf on Thursday sued Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, saying the elite schools had violated laws by posting online video and audio recordings for public use that l…
