Measles cases hit 18-year high in Washington state
(Reuters) – Washington state health officials reported on Thursday the highest number of measles cases since 1996 and urged residents to seek vaccinations against the preventable disease during the state’s third outbreak of the virus this year.
Georgia man charged with murder in son’s car-seat death fired from job
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A suburban Atlanta man jailed on charges he murdered his 22-month-old son by intentionally leaving the child strapped in an overheated car to die has been fired from his job at Home Depot Inc, the company said Thursday.
U.S. defense chief voices confidence in grounded F-35 fleet
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told military fliers on Thursday the stealthy F-35 attack plane had “issues” but was still “the future for our fighter aircraft” despite a fire that grounded the fleet and jeopardized its international debut in Britain. In a visit to the Florida base where the blaze occurred in late June, Hagel spoke with F-35 pilots and maintenance workers about the Lockheed Martin aircraft but was not able to say whether the planes wou
Two California men indicted on mink farm sabotage charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two Los Angeles-area activists accused of sabotaging an Illinois mink farm and freeing 2,000 of the weasel-like animals from captivity there have been indicted on federal charges of conspiracy and interstate travel to interfere …
Colorado judge backs county clerk over gay marriage licenses
DENVER (Reuters) – A state judge in Colorado on Thursday backed a county clerk who has issued more than 100 marriage licenses to gay couples, and another county clerk in Denver said she would begin issuing the permits.
Friend of accused Boston bomber watched bag hauled away: agent
BOSTON (Reuters) – A friend of the accused Boston Marathon bomber charged with obstruction watched a garbage truck haul away a backpack containing fireworks he and two other men had taken from the suspect’s dorm room, an FBI agent testified on Thursday…
Detroit boy was abused, harshly disciplined: state petition
(Reuters) – A 12-year-old Detroit boy found in his basement 11 days after being reported missing was ordered by his father to do heavy workouts twice a day and was beaten with plastic piping, according to court documents.
Man charged with killing six members of same Texas family
SPRING Texas (Reuters) – A man accused of fatally shooting four children ages 4 to 14 and their parents after entering their suburban Houston home disguised as a FedEx delivery man while looking for his former wife was charged with capital murder on Th…
California man gets 15 year sentence in China spying case
OAKLAND Calif. (Reuters) – A California businessman was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for stealing DuPont trade secrets to help a state-owned Chinese company develop a white pigment used in a wide range of products.
Supporters optimistic after ex-U.S. Marine appears in Mexico court
(Reuters) – Supporters of a former U.S. Marine held for more than three months in a Mexican jail on weapons charges said on Thursday they were encouraged by his first court appearance and were hopeful he would be home soon.
