University of Oregon sued over rape accusation involving athletes
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A University of Oregon student who says she was raped by three players on the school’s basketball team has sued the university, saying officials had known one of the men was suspended from another college over sexual misconduct claims, lawyers said on Friday. ![]()
FBI releases sketch of ‘person of interest’ in Colorado NAACP bombing
DENVER (Reuters) – The FBI released a sketch on Friday of a man possibly linked to a homemade bomb that exploded behind NAACP offices in central Colorado earlier this week, but investigators would not speculate on a motive for the blast.
U.S. prosecutors recommend criminal charges against Petraeus – N.Y. Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI and Justice Department prosecutors have recommended bringing criminal charges against former CIA chief David Petraeus for improperly providing classified information to a female Army Reserve officer with whom he was having an affair, the New York Times reported on Friday.![]()
Judge denies gag order in rape case against Virginia abduction suspect
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) – A Virginia judge denied a gag order request on Friday in a rape and attempted murder case against Jesse Matthew, the man also charged with abducting Hannah Graham, a Virginia student whose body was discovered in October on …
Kansas gun store owner dies after shootout during robbery attempt
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – The owner of a gun store died on Friday in a shootout with four men who were attempting to rob the business in Shawnee, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, police said.
University of Oregon sued over rape accusation involving athletes
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A University of Oregon student who says she was raped by three players on the school’s basketball team has sued the university, saying officials had known one of the men was suspended from another college over sexual misconduct claims, lawyers said on Friday. ![]()
U.S. prosecutors recommend criminal charges against Petraeus: N.Y. Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI and Justice Department prosecutors have recommended bringing criminal charges against former CIA chief David Petraeus for improperly providing classified information to a female Army Reserve officer with whom he was having an affair, the New York Times reported on Friday.![]()
Golden Gate Bridge to close for weekend to get safety barrier
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A plan decades in the making to put an end to head-on collisions on the Golden Gate Bridge reaches fruition this weekend with the installation of a moveable roadway median, a project requiring a 52-hour closure, a bridge offic…
New York prosecutor in chokehold case seeks seat in Congress
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City prosecutor who presided over a grand jury that declined to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of an unarmed black man said on Friday he will run for the U.S. Congress.
Arkansas ex-judge in Charlize Theron adoption case pleads guilty to bribery
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – A former Arkansas judge forced from the bench for disclosing confidential information about an adoption by actress Charlize Theron pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge on Friday in an unrelated case.




