Kayaker who sparked Maryland shooter scare may have shot himself: police
(Reuters) – A Virginia man who sparked an April scare in Maryland when he told police he had been shot while paddling his kayak may have wounded himself, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
Pennsylvania to widen sex abuse law passed after Penn State scandal
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania is poised to close what lawmakers call a loophole in a sex abuse law it passed in the wake of a child sex scandal at Penn State University.
Florida man guilty in alleged Tampa attack plot
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida man who bought weapons from an undercover FBI agent and planned to blow up popular Tampa entertainment areas was found guilty on Tuesday and faces life in prison.
Dozens indicted in Georgia food stamp fraud
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in Georgia announced indictments on Tuesday against 88 people in one of the country’s largest food-stamp fraud cases.
California psychology student convinced abductor to free her: cops
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A psychology student at a California university put her schooling into practice when she talked a man who kidnapped her in a parking lot near campus into letting her go, police said on Tuesday.
New York City heat lamp fire uncovers ‘marijuana farm’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man whose heat lamp sparked a fire in his basement apartment has been charged after emergency responders discovered a ‘marijuana farm,’ police said.
Not everyone on board with Florida fast-rail project
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A privately financed high-speed train connection linking Orlando and Miami is facing mounting opposition in Florida from communities the train will pass without stopping.
Accused Seattle college shooter planned rampage -prosecutors
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A man accused of killing a Seattle Pacific University student and wounding two others in a shooting last week had recently visited the college and was intent on killing students and himself, according to entries in his journal relea…
Private U.S. prisons for immigrants rife with abuses: report
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Private prisons holding more than 25,000 people who violated U.S. immigration laws are cutting corners to generate profits and subjecting inmates to systematic abuse, a report released on Tuesday by the American Civil Liberties…
California teacher job protection laws ruled unconstitutional
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California laws granting tenure and other job protections to public school teachers hurt students and are unconstitutional, a court ruled on Tuesday in a decision that may change the way educators are hired and fired in the most…
