Armed men take $4 million in gold from armored truck in North Carolina: police
(Reuters) – Three armed men are on the run after they allegedly stole $4 million worth of gold from a tractor-trailer carrying a shipment along Interstate 95 in eastern North Carolina, police said Monday.
Wisconsin representatives take up right-to-work bill
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Wisconsin lawmakers on Monday opened a final push toward adopting a measure supported by Republican Governor Scott Walker to bar private-sector workers from being required to join a union or pay dues when working under union-n…
Woman found hanged in Southern California high school classroom
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A woman was found hanged to death in a Southern California high school classroom when students arrived on Monday, authorities said, and local media reported that she was a teacher at the school.
Washington state school will not reopen cafeteria after shooting rampage
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state high school where five students died in a shooting rampage last October has decided to permanently close the cafeteria where the violence unfolded, a spokesman for the school said on Monday.
U.S. concerned after Venezuela says Americans detained: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is concerned with the situation in Venezuela following President Nicolas Maduro’s announcement over the weekend that his government had detained U.S. citizens, a U.S. State Department spokeswoman said on Monday….
War court judge orders replacement for overseer of Guantanamo cases
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – A military commander overseeing tribunals for al Qaeda suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, exercised “unlawful influence” to speed up trial proceedings and must relinquish his authority over the cases, a military judge ruled o…
U.S. justices raise doubts about Arizona redistricting commission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared skeptical of a voter-approved plan that stripped Arizona state lawmakers of their role in drawing congressional districts in an bid to remove partisan politics from the process.
Florida group to sue FBI in death of friend of Boston bombing suspect
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida Islamic group announced on Monday it has filed a formal notice with the FBI that it plans to sue the agency for $30 million in the death of Ibragim Todashev, a friend of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.
New York lifts years-long ban on cellphones in public schools
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s 1.1 million public school students were allowed for the first time in years to take their cellphones to school on Monday, when a controversial ban on them was lifted.
Witnesses testify against white supremacist charged in Kansas murders
OLATHE, Kan (Reuters) – A Kansas police officer testified on Monday about finding a young boy and his grandfather shot in the head outside a Jewish community center, the first witness of many planned for a hearing in the case of a white supremacist cha…
