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.
Five New Jersey teens accused of printing counterfeit cash
(Reuters) – Five New Jersey teens accused of making counterfeit money didn’t exactly live the high life with their phony cash, using it to buy doughnuts and school lunch, police said on Friday.
One dead after restaurant interior collapses in New Jersey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Falling rubble killed one construction worker and another was seriously injured when the interior of a restaurant collapsed in Maplewood, New Jersey, on Friday, the fire department said.
State Department says U.S. citizen was suicide bomber in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Friday confirmed that an American citizen carried out a suicide bombing in Syria.
