Texas State University building briefly evacuated over gun report
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A university admissions building at Texas State University was briefly evacuated on Thursday after a student reported seeing an individual with a gun on campus, the university said.
U.S. seeks ways to stop Americans from becoming ‘foreign fighters’
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has set up a task force to identify ways to prevent Americans from traveling abroad to become “foreign fighters,” a problem that the government has said is one of the nation’s top security concerns.
Accused Colombian drug kingpin admits to U.S. cocaine scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For the second time in two months, a Colombian accused of being a drug kingpin and pursued for years by U.S. authorities pleaded guilty to federal charges in a New York courtroom on Thursday.
Washington state school gunman’s texts warned of violence, suicide
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The gunman in a Washington state high school cafeteria shooting last month that left five dead sent ominous text messages before the attack that detailed how to divvy up his property and what he wanted to wear in his funeral casket,…
California firefighter arrested in love triangle murder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California firefighter and his alleged mistress have been arrested in the murder of the woman’s husband, who was shot to death at a rail yard in August, police say.
Girl questioned over Yik Yak threat that closed California school
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police in Southern California have questioned a girl in connection with at least one threatening post made on social media application Yik Yak that led to a two-day closure of a high school in an affluent oceanside community, of…
University of California regents approve tuition increase amid protests
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The governing board of the University of California voted on Thursday to increase tuition by more than 25 percent over the next five years, setting the stage for a rancorous fight with state lawmakers who control funding f…
Appeals court order keeps Mississippi’s sole abortion clinic open
JACKSON Miss. (Reuters) – Mississippi’s sole abortion clinic will remain open after a federal appeals court refused on Thursday to reconsider its decision to block a state law that would have closed it.
Five family members killed driving from Texas to Disney World
DALLAS (Reuters) – Five members of a Texas family on their way to a vacation in Disney World were killed in a single-car crash when their vehicle driven by their teenage son overturned on a highway in Louisiana, police said on Thursday.
New Jersey loses jobs in October as it prepares for bond sale
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s economy showed more cracks on Thursday as the U.S. state with the second-lowest credit rating in the country reported 4,500 jobs lost in October and an upward tick in its unemployment rate.
