Teen gunman in 2013 Colorado school shooting was bent on revenge
DENVER (Reuters) – An 18-year-old Colorado high school student, who shot to death a classmate last year before committing suicide, had planned the attack for months and had written in a journal that he would soon “shoot up my school,” authorities said …
Prayer service held in Indiana for American held by Islamic State
PLAINFIELD Ind. (Reuters) – Family and friends of Abdul-Rahman Kassig held a prayer service on Friday for the U.S. humanitarian worker held hostage by Islamic State militants, expressing hope he will survive his ordeal and lauding his willingness to he…
Boy mauled by jaguars at Arkansas zoo in critical condition
LITTLE ROCK Ark. (Reuters) – A 3-year-old boy who was mauled by jaguars after falling into their exhibit at a zoo in Arkansas on Friday is in critical condition, a hospital spokesman said.
California woman freed after 17 years, declared innocent of murder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 59-year-old California woman who spent 17 years in prison for murder was ordered freed on Friday by a judge who said she was wrongly convicted on the basis of testimony by a woman known to be a habitual liar, the Los Angeles T…
Actress Misty Upham reported missing in Washington state: police
SEATTLE/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actress Misty Upham, who played a housekeeper in the movie adaption of “August: Osage County,” has been missing in Washington state for six days, police said on Friday.
Supreme Court lifts hold on gay marriage in Idaho
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for same-sex matrimony to proceed in Idaho on Friday by lifting a temporary hold imposed earlier in the week, capping a week of victories for supporters of gay marriage in America.
California woman freed after 17 years, declared innocent of murder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 59-year-old California woman who spent 17 years in prison for murder was ordered freed on Friday by a judge who said she was wrongly convicted on the basis of testimony by a woman known to be a habitual liar, the Los Angeles T…
Las Vegas sounds false alarm as global Ebola fears spread
(Reuters) – A commercial plane was briefly quarantined on a Las Vegas airport tarmac on Friday, sending airline shares down as worldwide fears increased that Ebola could spread outside West Africa, where it has killed more than 4,000 people.
St. Louis braces for weekend of protests after new shooting
CLAYTON Mo. (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters marched through the rain on Friday afternoon to the St. Louis County courthouse, kicking off a weekend of demonstrations against police violence after eight people were arrested in protests overnight.
Toronto-Dominion Bank executive charged for role in $1 billion scheme
MIAMI (Reuters) – A former Toronto-Dominion Bank executive was charged in south Florida federal court with six counts wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with a $1 billion Florida Ponzi scheme on Friday, according to court docu…
