Washington state teen shooter’s family living in ‘nightmare’
MARYSVILLE Wash. (Reuters) – Relatives of a Washington state teen accused of a high school shooting rampage said on Saturday that they were living in a “nightmare” and struggling to understand why the boy targeted his two cousins and several friends be…
Police seek motive in fatal Washington state school shooting
MARYSVILLE Wash. (Reuters) – Authorities in Washington state worked on Saturday to find out what led a popular high school student to open fire on a group of classmates seated at a cafeteria table, killing one and wounding four others, including a pair…
Neighbors in custody following murder of Indiana boy, 13: police
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A 13-year-old Gary, Indiana boy was shot multiple times and killed, and a man and woman from his neighborhood are in custody, police said on Saturday.
Two deputies killed, two others hurt in California shooting spree
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – Two California sheriff’s deputies were killed and two others were wounded in a shooting spree that started in a motel parking lot in Sacramento on Friday, authorities said.
U.S. car safety regulators face review over safety lapses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Transportation Department will conduct an internal review of U.S. auto safety regulators in response to a series of safety lapses, including this week’s reports of defective air bags, a senior administration official said on …
Governor Cuomo did not tell NYC about new Ebola airport rules: mayor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo did not inform New York City officials before announcing mandatory quarantines for some people arriving at airports around the city from Ebola-affected countries, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Saturday…
Illinois orders mandatory Ebola quarantine for high-risk travelers
(Reuters) – Illinois has ordered mandatory 21-day quarantines for all “high-risk” people who have had direct contact with Ebola patients while in Liberia, Guinea or Sierra Leone, the three West African nations most affected by the outbreak.
U.S. recognizes gay marriages in six more states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Saturday the U.S. government will recognize same-sex marriages in six more states, bringing to 32 the number of states where couples in gay unions qualify for federal benefits.
Medical worker quarantined in New Jersey under new Ebola safeguards
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A medical worker quarantined in New Jersey on her return from treating Ebola victims in West Africa was being evaluated in a hospital isolation ward on Saturday after new contagion-control safeguards were imposed for America’s bigg…
Maker of U.S. highway guardrails stops shipments over safety concerns
(Reuters) – Railcar maker Trinity Industries Inc said on Friday that it would stop shipping a highway guardrail system, after the U.S. government demanded earlier in the week that the company conduct more crash tests of the product.
