Lawyers for 9/11 suspects seek hearing into FBI spying allegations
FORT MEADE Md. – Attorneys for five Guantanamo prisoners accused in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks asked a military judge on Monday to order a hearing into what they called FBI intrusions into their confidential communications with their clients.
Three children injured after parade cannon malfunctions in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Three children were injured at a parade in Utah when a spark from a cannon being used by a Civil War re-enactment group caused a bag of black gunpowder to explode, police said on Monday.
New Mexico parents arrested after toddler ingests methamphetamine
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Police arrested a couple in New Mexico on suspicion of child abuse after their 22-month-old daughter was found to have methamphetamine in her system, authorities said on Monday.
Massachusetts tops in economic evolution: Innovation Foundation index
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For 15 years, Massachusetts has been the most economically evolved U.S. state, according to an index released on Monday by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.
FAA to investigate air traffic controller’s ‘kidding’ comment
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an air traffic controller’s joking remark that caused a Delta jet to abort a landing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Police arrest suspect in deadly Phoenix church assault
(Reuters) – Phoenix police have arrested a man convicted of a violent burglary in the murder of a 29-year-old priest who was killed and his pastor badly injured during a break-in at a Catholic church last week, authorities said on Monday.
California wildfire threatens 1,000 more homes near Sequoia National Park
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California wildfire that has already destroyed three structures and blackened some three square miles of forest land near Sequoia National Park was threatening 1,000 more homes on Monday, officials said.
Regional U.S. accord signed to protect struggling Chesapeake Bay
ANNAPOLIS Md. (Reuters) – An agreement to restore the struggling Chesapeake Bay by protecting its vast drainage area was signed on Monday by officials that included governors from six U.S. states.
U.S. judge releases Chicago from federal hiring oversight
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday released Chicago from federal oversight of its hiring practices after finding it in “substantial compliance” with a decades-old decree to prevent illegal patronage.
New York woman’s body mistakenly donated for scientific research
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The body of a recently deceased New York woman was mistakenly released from a city morgue and donated for medical student research, city officials and a family attorney said on Monday.
