Alabama teenager sent home from school over dyed-red hair
(Reuters) – An Alabama teenager with dyed-red hair was sent home from school by her principal over concerns that her mane was too bright and distracting, the girl’s mother said on Friday.
Fearing booby-traps, bidders skip auction of 2007 New Hampshire standoff site
BOSTON (Reuters) – An auction for 100 wooded acres in New Hampshire that were the site of a nine-month standoff between an anti-government couple and federal agents closed without any bids on Friday, possibly because of fears it could be booby-trapped,…
Utah woman critical after drinking restaurant’s tainted tea
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Utah woman was in critical condition in hospital on Friday, five days after suffering burns to her mouth and esophagus from drinking sweet tea laced with a powerful lye-based cleaning solvent at a local restaurant.
Nesting hawks attack passersby at New Mexico university
(Reuters) – A family of hawks protecting their nest at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces have attacked at least six people in recent weeks, leaving one person dazed, a doctor at the campus said on Friday.
Connecticut schools should have unarmed guards to prevent shootings: expert
HARTFORD Conn. (Reuters) – A security expert told the Connecticut panel reviewing the response to the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School that the state should rely on well trained, but not armed, guards to prevent such incidents in the futur…
Philadelphia schools to open on schedule despite shortfall
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Philadelphia’s cash-strapped public schools will open on schedule in three weeks after $32 million of budget cuts, the school district’s superintendent said on Friday, easing fears of closures or a late start to the school year to save money.
Sheriff and son accused of pistol-whipping New Mexico motorist
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – FBI agents arrested a New Mexico sheriff and his son on Friday after the lawman allegedly pistol-whipped a motorist following a high-speed car chase, officials said.
Fire erupts under New Jersey’s Pulaski Skyway during rebuilding
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Work on a project to rebuild New Jersey’s crumbling Pulaski Skyway ground to a halt on Friday afternoon when a fire erupted along the supporting base of the elevated roadway that connects Jersey City and Newark, a state transportat…
Child’s play takes a turn at new Texas playground for elderly
DALLAS (Reuters) – The label is “playground,” the apparatus is bright and shiny, but those using the well-cushioned space in east Texas are elderly people trying to loosen stiff joints at a park designed just for them.
Chinese national charged with hacking U.S. defense contractors
(Reuters) – A Chinese businessman has been indicted in California on charges he hacked the computer systems of Boeing Co and other U.S. defense contractors and stole confidential plans for military aircraft, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
