Three accidental shootings of Texas children prompt gun safety calls
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The shooting deaths of three youngsters after unattended guns ended up in the hands of children in the Houston area in the past five days have prompted calls by some in Texas to re-examine gun safety in homes.
Virginia’s Sweet Briar to close, part of drop in U.S. women’s colleges
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Virginia’s cash-strapped Sweet Briar College will close at the end of the summer, administrators said on Tuesday, part of a sharp decline in the number of U.S. women’s schools.
Ex-CIA chief Petraeus to plead guilty, admits giving mistress secrets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former CIA Director David Petraeus has agreed to plead guilty to mishandling classified information, with the retired four-star general admitting to giving eight “black books” full of such data to a military mistress who was writ…
At least 15 Washington students exposed to pepper spray
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least 15 students were exposed to pepper spray at a Washington school on Tuesday and treated for minor injuries, city officials said.
FEMA settles first wave of NY, NJ Sandy insurance litigation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal disaster relief officials have settled with a first swath of Hurricane Sandy victims who were denied insurance claims or underpaid for property damage caused by the historic 2012 storm, attorneys said on Tuesday.
NYPD interrogation procedures questioned in case of 1979 murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A prosecutor testifying at the trial of a man accused of the 1979 murder of a New York City boy on Tuesday defended a decision not to tape hours of police questioning of the suspect, saying it was common practice at the time not to…
Fugitive ex-NSA contractor Snowden seeks to come home: lawyer
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden said on Tuesday the fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of the government’s mass surveillance programs was working with American and German lawyers to return home.
Judge orders white supremacist to stand trial in Kansas killings
OLATHE, Kan. (Reuters) – A Kansas judge on Tuesday ordered a Missouri white supremacist to stand trial on capital murder charges in the shooting deaths of three people outside two Jewish centers in a Kansas City suburb last April.
‘Free-range’ parents in Maryland found responsible for neglect
(Reuters) – A Maryland couple who drew national attention for being “free-range” parents after police found their children walking home alone have been found responsible for child neglect, a state child protective services spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Computerized school testing off to a rocky start in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – Newly computerized state tests were suspended on Tuesday in some of Florida’s largest public school districts after students across the state struggled with faulty software.
