Student athlete accused of rape in Washington quits team
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state high school student, who had caused outrage when he was charged with rape but allowed to continue playing football, has quit the team, school officials said on Wednesday.
Prominent Washington rabbi pleads not guilty to voyeurism charge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A prominent Washington rabbi who police allege installed a video camera in a ritual bathing area pleaded not guilty to a voyeurism charge on Wednesday, according to court documents.
Golf course sued over property damage from California wildfire
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – About a dozen Southern California residents whose property or possessions were destroyed in a wildfire earlier this year have sued a neighboring golf course they blame for triggering the blaze through the neglect of fire hazards a…
Top U.S. Marine says F-35s July due date still ‘doable’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Marine Corps said on Wednesday it is sticking to a July 2015 target to declare an initial squadron of 10 new Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets ready for combat use, but said it would not be devastated if the date sl…
Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down state’s voter ID law
LITTLE ROCK Ark. (Reuters) – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a state law requiring voters to present government-issued photo identification before being allowed to cast a ballot, saying the measure ran counter to the state’s constit…
Oklahoma teenager killed family over money, authorities say
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A teenager has told investigators he killed his parents and his 17-year-old sister in their southern Oklahoma home in a dispute over money and in hopes he would get the family inheritance, authorities said on Wednesday.
Colombian drug boss pleads guilty to U.S. conspiracy charge
(Reuters) – A Colombian drug lord known as “Papa Grande,” deported from Venezuela in 2010 to face U.S. charges, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to traffic cocaine into the United States.
New Texas nurse with Ebola had slight fever on airliner
DALLAS (Reuters) – A second Texas nurse who contracted Ebola flew on a commercial flight from Ohio to Texas with a slight temperature the day before she was diagnosed, health officials said on Wednesday, raising new concerns about U.S. efforts to contr…
California air tanker that crashed went down after striking tree
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California firefighting plane that crashed while battling a wildlands blaze near Yosemite National park this month is believed to have gone down after its wing struck a tree and broke off, the results of an investigation showe…
Minnesota ex-nurse gets jail term for assisting suicide
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A former nurse in Minnesota was ordered on Wednesday to serve about six months in jail for assisting in a British man’s suicide and trying to assist in the suicide of a Canadian woman who died after jumping into a river.
