Texas school board to vote on textbooks criticized for religious bent
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – The Texas State Board of Education, whose decisions can have national ramifications, on Friday plans to vote on whether to approve textbooks criticized for exaggerating the influence biblical figures had in forming the U.S. sys…
Thanksgiving grease cooks up plumbing disasters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thanksgiving is a royal pain in the U.S. drain.
NSA chief warns Chinese cyber attacks could shut U.S. infrastructure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China and “probably one or two” other countries have the ability to invade and possibly shut down computer systems of U.S. power utilities, aviation networks and financial companies, Admiral Mike Rogers, the director of the U.S. …
More arrests as protesters await Ferguson grand jury decision
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Riot police arrested at least two demonstrators in Ferguson, Missouri, for a second night running as tensions simmer ahead of a grand jury decision in the case of a white officer who shot dead an unarmed black teenager in Augus…
Woman with gun arrested outside White House after Obama’s immigration speech
(Reuters) – A woman demonstrating outside the White House on Thursday night was arrested for carrying a gun, the Secret Service said, shortly after President Barack Obama began a speech unveiling sweeping reforms to the U.S. immigration system.
Washington state man convicted of molestation freed after accuser recants
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state man convicted of child molestation nearly two decades ago was freed from prison on Thursday after a judge ordered a new trial because his accuser recanted her story, court officials said.
AT&T to pay California $52 million in hazardous waste disposal settlement
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – AT&T Inc will pay $52 million in civil penalties and environmental compliance as part of a settlement with California over illegal dumping of hazardous waste but won’t be required to clean up the resulting contamination, state officials said on Thursday.
One dead in explosion at Fieldwood platform in Gulf of Mexico
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An explosion at oil and gas operator Fieldwood Energy’s Echo Platform in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday killed one person and injured at least one, but no pollution was reported, a U.S. safety agency and the company said.
Colorado hunting guide gets two years in prison for illegal wild cat hunts
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado hunting guide and outfitter who pleaded guilty to maiming bob cats and cougars to help clients more easily kill the animals was sentenced on Thursday to 27 months in prison, authorities said.
Gunman shot dead after wounding three at Florida State University
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – Brandishing a semi-automatic handgun and carrying extra ammunition in his pockets, a Florida State University graduate opened fire early on Thursday at the school’s main library, wounding two students and an employee as hun…
