Parents of Virginia student missing a month plead again for help
(Reuters) – The parents of a University of Virginia student who has been missing for one month on Monday pleaded again for help in finding their daughter.
Suspects aid New Orleans police with photos of selves shot with stolen phone
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A pair of armed-robbery suspects in New Orleans have given police seeking their capture on Monday a helpful clue: pictures of themselves taken with one of their victim’s cell phones and uploaded to her storage account.
Oklahoma attorney general asks for delay in three executions
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma’s attorney general has filed a request to delay three upcoming executions in Oklahoma due to a lack of drugs and to provide more time to implement new lethal injection protocols, according to court documents obtained …
Sex abuse case may spell end of football at New Jersey high school
(Reuters) – The superintendent of a New Jersey school district that canceled this year’s high school football season amid a hazing case that led to sexual assault charges said on Monday he is considering suspending the program in future years as well. 
Alaska gay couples seek marriage licenses after judge dumps ban
JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) – Alaska officials began accepting marriage license applications from gay couples on Monday, a day after a federal judge ruled the state ban’s on such nuptials was unconstitutional in the latest victory for U.S. supporters of sa…
Kroger Co. settles chicken labeling lawsuit, changes packaging
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Kroger Co, the biggest U.S. supermarket operator, said on Monday it will remove the “humanely raised” claims from a store brand of chicken to settle a federal lawsuit claiming the retailer deceived consumers because the animals …
U.S. Army says it faces huge equipment, training risks with budget cuts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army warned on Monday that mandatory budget cuts due to resume in fiscal 2016 would be devastating to a service that is already facing huge risks as it tries to keep forces ready for battle, replace aging equipment and r…
Toddler critically injured in New Hampshire bouncy house accident
MANCHESTER N.H. (Reuters) – A New Hampshire toddler was hospitalized in critical condition after a gust of wind lifted a bouncy house he was playing in with his brother, authorities said.
U.S. CDC head criticized for blaming ‘protocol breach’ as nurse gets Ebola
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Some healthcare experts are bristling at the assertion by a top U.S. health official that a “protocol breach” caused a Dallas nurse to be infected with Ebola while caring for a dying patient, saying the case instead shows how far the nation’s hospitals are from adequately training staff to deal with the deadly virus.
Three believed dead in small plane crash in Chicago suburb
(Reuters) – All three people believed to be aboard a small plane died when it crashed into the only vacant lot on a block of residential homes in a Chicago suburb, authorities said on Monday.
