Former Kentucky university athlete pleads not guilty to rape
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A former basketball player for the University of Louisville in Kentucky pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges that he had raped and sodomized two women.
Emergency responders investigate possible Virginia Ebola case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Medics, firefighters and a hazardous materials team investigated a possible case of the deadly Ebola virus in a Virginia suburb of Washington on Thursday, an official said.
U.S. Navy says still eyeing possible Boeing F/A-18 funding request
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. Navy officials on Thursday said they were looking at requesting some Boeing Co F/A-18 fighter jets as part of an “unfunded priorities” list to be sent to Congress, as well as starting to ask the company to refurbish exis…
University of Virginia investigates alleged sex assault
(Reuters) – Police are investigating a possible sexual assault of a female student at University of Virginia, an allegation that comes after a discredited magazine story about fraternity rape there, a school spokesman said on Thursday.
Legal marijuana begins in Washington, D.C. as ‘green rush’ is on
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Possession of small amounts of marijuana became legal in the District of Columbia on Thursday, launching a pot “green rush” despite a face-off between local officials and the Republican-led U.S. Congress over the new standards.
Navy chief urges more frequent exercises in Arctic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy’s top uniformed officer on Thursday called for annual or biannual submarine exercises in the Arctic, citing Navy estimates that warmer conditions could lead to reduced ice levels and greater activity in the area in …
Two street racing spectators killed in Los Angeles: local media
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An out-of-control car in an illegal street race struck and killed two spectators and badly wounded a third person in Los Angeles early on Thursday, and the driver later fled the scene, Southern California media reported.
Heavy snow cuts power, snarls travel across U.S. South
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – Residents across the U.S. South were digging out on Thursday from the latest winter wallop, which dumped more than a half-foot of snow and knocked out power for hundreds of thousands in a region accustomed to milder cold-weath…
Jury in Arizona deliberates on fate of convicted killer Jodi Arias
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A jury in Phoenix debated on Thursday whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for murdering her ex-boyfriend in 2008, following a penalty phase retrial in a case that has drawn wide attention.
Boehner won’t decide on Senate security bill until it passes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday he was still waiting for the Senate to pass a Homeland Security funding bill before he decides whether to support a version of it without immigration restriction…
