Police knew of California gunman’s videos, but did not view them
(Reuters) – Police officers who visited Elliot Rodger just weeks before he went on a shooting rampage that left six dead and more than a dozen injured knew of disturbing videos he posted online, but did not check them, officials said on Thursday.
Boston’s Kennedy museum gets $2.25 million donation, plans overhaul
BOSTON (Reuters) – The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum has received a $2.25 million gift from Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein, about half of which will be used to overhaul the Boston museum, the institution said on Friday.
Before Nevada stand-off, a collision between ranchers and tortoises
BUNKERVILLE Nevada (Reuters) – When the U.S. government declared the Mojave desert tortoise an endangered species in 1989, it effectively marked the cattle ranchers of Nevada’s Clark County for extinction.
Toddler badly burned by police device during Georgia drug raid
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A 19-month-old boy was fighting for his life at an Atlanta hospital on Friday after being severely burned by a “flash bang” grenade police tossed into the house to distract a drug suspect during a raid, police said.
Maryland police mistake pellet gun for assault rifle, kill man
ANNAPOLIS Md. (Reuters) – Maryland police early on Friday killed a 20-year-old man armed with a pellet gun that officers mistook for an assault rifle, a police spokeswoman said.
One hurt after restaurant interior collapses in New Jersey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – At least one person was injured after the interior of a restaurant collapsed in Maplewood, New Jersey, on Friday, local media reported.
Ohio town’s Korean War memorial under fire for blunders
(Reuters) – An Ohio monument unveiled this week to Americans who fought and died in the Korean War has drawn calls for it to be replaced because of glaring omissions and historical inaccuracies including images from the Vietnam War and Desert Storm.
Illinois man convicted in four beating deaths, including toddler
(Reuters) – An Illinois man has been convicted of murder in the beating deaths of four people, including a toddler, during a week-long two-state crime spree in which eight people died in June 2008.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg pledges $120 million to Bay Area schools
(Reuters) – Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have pledged $120 million to Bay Area schools to help underserved communities in San Francisco, the two wrote in an essay to the San Jose Mercury News.
Detroit airport lockdown ends, passenger behind security scare in custody
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Authorities at Detroit Metropolitan Airport lifted on Thursday a lockdown that had brought traffic to a halt for nearly three hours after the passenger who triggered the security scare was taken into police custody, airport officia…
