U.S. boosts Iraq surveillance flights to 50 daily from one monthly
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has boosted the number of surveillance flights over Iraq to nearly 50 a day from one a month as it faces Sunni Islamist militants who control swaths of Iraqi territory, a top State Department official said on We…
U.S. moves to enhance safety of oil-by-rail shipments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Transportation on Wednesday proposed new safety rules for hauling crude oil by rail after a string of explosive accidents, in a move that could impact railroads, drillers, refiners and railcar makers amid an …
Former Nazi guard dies in Pennsylvania just before extradition approved
(Reuters) – A former Nazi concentration camp guard died hours before a judge on Wednesday ordered his extradition to Germany, where he faced charges of aiding and abetting the deaths of 216,000 Jews.
N.J. man guilty of murdering ‘messy’ ex-wife found wearing pig mask
MORRISTOWN N.J. (Reuters) – A jury convicted a New Jersey man on Wednesday of murdering his ex-wife, who he called a messy housekeeper and whose body was found stabbed 84 times and wearing a pig mask.
Opening statements begin for Michigan man accused in teenager’s death
(Reuters) – A white suburban Detroit homeowner’s shooting of a black teenager who had been knocking on his door was “unnecessary, unjustified and unreasonable,” a prosecutor told jurors at the start of the homeowner’s murder trial on Wednesday.
Arkansas air base on lockdown due to ‘suspicious individual’
LITTLE ROCK Ark. (Reuters) – The Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas was on lockdown on Wednesday due to a suspicious individual, a spokeswoman for the base said.
More U.S. teens’ report using human growth hormone, group says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. teenagers’ reported use of synthetic human growth hormone more than doubled between 2012 to 2013 as they sought to improve athletic performance and appearance, a survey by anti-drug advocates found.
Massachusetts teenager charged in October killing in court on assault charge
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts teenager accused of raping and murdering a teacher at his former high school appeared in a Boston court on Wednesday to face charges of stalking and attacking a female staffer at the detention center where he is await…
Lawsuit challenges Louisiana governor’s plan to ditch Common Core
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A group of charter schools, teachers and parents filed suit on Tuesday against Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, asserting that he overstepped his authority and has sown chaos by moving last month to ditch the Common Core educati…
Kansas man charged with murder after girl dies in police chase
(Reuters) – A man accused of kidnapping a 5-year-old Kansas girl, who was found dead after a police chase, was charged on Wednesday with first-degree felony murder in the child’s death, authorities said.
