California bill would require anti-theft ‘kill switches’ on smartphones
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – All smartphones sold in California would have to come with a “kill switch” to render them inoperable if lost or stolen under a bill passed by the legislature on Monday, the latest effort to stem an epidemic of phone theft …
Probe faults pilots and controller for 2013 Alaska crash
JUNEAU Alaska (Reuters) – A cargo plane’s crash into a mountainside in southwest Alaska last year was caused by failure to maintain a safe altitude, which was the fault of an air traffic controller and the two pilots who died in the accident, federal r…
Grain dust causes explosion in northeastern Illinois
(Reuters) – A grain dust explosion on Monday damaged a storage bin and injured one person at a Heritage FS Grain Elevator in St. Anne, Illinois, police said.
No charges for now against NASCAR’s Stewart in fatal crash: sheriff
(Reuters) – There is currently no evidence that NASCAR champion driver Tony Stewart committed a crime when he struck and killed a fellow driver in a weekend race, the Sheriff of Ontario County, New York, said on Monday.
Nebraska court ruling on Keystone XL pipeline not expected until 2015
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Nebraska Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a dispute over the planned route for the Keystone XL pipeline but a court ruling on the controversial project is likely to be delayed until the new year, lawyers and activist…
Judge OKs access to trailer for defense lawyers in N.H. kidnap case
MANCHESTER N.H. (Reuters) – A judge has ordered that attorneys for the man accused of kidnapping a New Hampshire teenager who mysteriously reappeared last month must be given greater access to his mobile home and a nearby shipping container.
Man arrested in New York accused of supporting Islamist rebels: CBS
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors have accused a man arrested on gun charges at a New York City airport of sympathizing with Islamic State militants, CBS News reported on Monday.
Python caught in Florida is chief suspect in mystery of missing cats
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – The evidence is circumstantial but the case looks strong. Multiple cats missing without a trace, a freshly killed body, and one well-fed, 120-pound Burmese python lurking in the Florida underbrush.
Atlanta educators face trial in widespread cheating scandal
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The trial of a dozen former Atlanta educators charged in one of the nation’s largest school test-cheating scandals began on Monday, a case receiving wide attention as similar cheating accusations blemish schools across the United St…
Attorneys for Glenn Beck ask judge to toss suit tied to Boston bombing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Attorneys for U.S. television commentator Glenn Beck on Monday asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit charging their client with defamation for wrongly accusing a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing of being the “money man” behind the …
