Hot grits hurled at man in Florida leads to attempted murder charge
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida man faces murder charges after trying to settle a fight with his neighbor by throwing a scalding pot of a Southern food specialty – hot, greasy grits.
Seattle college student charged over Internet threats
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A University of Washington student was charged in federal court on Thursday with making threatening comments over the Internet, where prosecutors said he pledged to kill women and praised a California college student who went on a k…
California bill would limit football practices to reduce concussions
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California lawmakers on Thursday moved to restrict the number of football practices in which students are allowed to tackle each other, due to concerns that permanent brain damage could result from concussions among high s…
Atlantic City’s Revel Casino files bankruptcy again, seeks buyers
(Reuters) – Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Hotel on Thursday filed its second bankruptcy in just over a year as the struggling casino hunts for a buyer to save it.
Exclusive: U.S. says 75 government scientists possibly exposed to anthrax
As many as 75 scientists working in U.S. federal government laboratories in Atlanta may have been exposed to live anthrax bacteria and are being offered treatment to prevent infection from the deadly toxin, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prev…
Texas mother sentenced to two years for tearing son’s scrotum
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A 34-year-old woman was sentenced in a U.S. federal court on Thursday to two years in prison for ripping a nearly two-inch (5 cm) tear in her 6-year-old son’s scrotum during a fit of anger, and then trying to repair the wound wi…
New York poised to become 23rd U.S. state to allow medical marijuana
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Governor Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers announced a deal on Thursday that would allow limited access to medical marijuana and make New York the 23rd U.S. state to offer some kind of availability of the drug for therapeutic purpos…
Florida judge weighs NBC libel lawsuit from acquitted killer
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida judge heard arguments on Thursday about whether to dismiss a lawsuit brought by George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of murder last year after shooting an unarmed black teenager, in which he accuses NBC Universal of fals…
Detroit pension fund urges ‘yes’ vote on bankruptcy plan
(Reuters) – Detroit’s Police and Fire Retirement System board on Thursday voted to recommend that its 13,000 current and retired members vote in favor of the city’s plan to adjust its debts and exit bankruptcy.
Florida teen found stabbed after rescue from sex offender in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A Florida teenager missing for a week was recovering from 10 stab wounds at a Louisiana hospital on Thursday after police rescued her from the truck of a registered sex offender who had led them on a 40-mile (64-km) chase, autho…
