Six rare monkeys die mysteriously at Oregon Zoo
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Six cotton-top tamarin monkeys died unexpectedly soon after their arrival at the Oregon Zoo, following the death of an orangutan that led to the firing of the zoo’s director, officials said on Friday.
Maryland man sentenced to five years for lengthy dine-and-dash binge
ANNAPOLIS Md. (Reuters) – A Baltimore man who police say routinely scammed restaurants by eating and then faking a seizure to get out of paying his bill was sentenced Friday to five years in prison.
Fourteen charged in Ohio college hazing after pledge injured
(Reuters) – Fourteen men have been charged with misdemeanors in a hazing incident that left a fraternity pledge at a small southwestern Ohio college seriously injured, prosecutors said on Friday.
Passenger who forced Detroit airport lockdown cited, released
(Reuters) – A man accused of breaching a security checkpoint at Detroit’s main airport, causing a nearly three-hour lockdown, was released on Friday after posting a bond, an official said.
Los Angeles college evacuated after report of man with gun
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles college and nearby occupational center were being evacuated and locked down on Friday after reports that a missing and suicidal man could be armed and in the vicinity, police said.
New Jersey water park apologizes for Amber Alert pun in promotion
(Reuters) – A New Jersey water park apologized for using a pun on the Amber Alert system for tracking down abducted and missing children in a promotional email aimed at attracting customers.
California school guard faces felony for attack on wheelchair-bound teen
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California school security guard is facing a felony child abuse charge over accusations he attacked a disabled student in his wheelchair at a high school in the Bay Area city of Oakland this month, a school spokesman said on…
Kyrgyzstan national charged with hampering Boston bombing probe
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials on Friday charged a Kyrgyzstan national who bought dinner for the accused Boston Marathon bombers the night of the attack with interfering with the investigation into the deadly bombing.
Missouri man had right to shred U.S. flag: U.S. appeals court
KANSAS CITY Mo. (Reuters) – A Missouri man who shredded an American flag in front of his home out of anger over not being able to get a job had a constitutional right to do so, a U.S. appeals court said on Friday.
Pennsylvania man accused in theft of human skin from hospital
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man is facing charges that he stole human skin worth about $350,000 from a Philadelphia hospital over a period of nearly two years, police said.
