First trial in college band-hazing death begins in Florida
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Tradition is no excuse for the 2011 fatal hazing of a Florida college marching band member, prosecutors told a jury on Tuesday, as testimony began in a case that triggered a national conversation about abusive rituals.
Obama defends U.S. Ebola guidelines, backs American volunteers in Africa
ATLANTA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the second of two nurses infected while treating an Ebola patient left an Atlanta hospital, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said policies adopted in the United States should not discourage Americans willing to fight …
Fire contained at Kansas plant: local media
(Reuters) – A large fire was contained after it broke out on a cooling tower at a plant in Harper County, Kansas, on Tuesday afternoon, local television station KWCH reported on its website.
Couple in Sacramento shooting spree charged with murder, carjacking
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A Utah couple accused of a bloody northern California shooting spree that killed two sheriff’s deputies, wounded a third and left a motorist fighting for his life were charged on Tuesday with murder, attempted murder and c…
Orbital Sciences’ unmanned rocket explodes on liftoff in Virginia: NASA
(Reuters) – An unmanned Antares rocket exploded seconds after liftoff from a commercial launch pad in Virginia on Tuesday, marking the first accident since NASA turned to private operators to deliver cargo to the International Space Station, but offici…
Obama defends U.S. Ebola guidelines, backs American volunteers in Africa
ATLANTA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the second of two nurses infected while treating an Ebola patient left an Atlanta hospital, President Barack Obama on Tuesday said policies adopted in the United States should not discourage Americans willing to fight …
Exclusive: DOT looks at Delta’s actions on Atlanta-area airport
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Tuesday it is looking into a complaint that Delta Airlines Inc used “unfair and deceptive practices” to block development of a second major airport near Atlanta.
Suspect in North Carolina courthouse shooting apprehended
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – A man suspected of shooting and wounding two people in front of a courthouse on Tuesday in North Carolina has been apprehended, the local police chief said.
Suspicious cyber activity at White House detected, addressed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Suspicious cyber activity has been detected on the computer network used by the White House and measures have been taken to address it, a White House official disclosed on Tuesday.
U.S. files civil charges against NY drug treatment nonprofit following arrests
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday filed civil charges against a chain of substance abuse treatment centers in New York City over an alleged Medicaid kickback scheme, a week after the New York attorney general’s office indicted the fat…
