Gunman in Los Angeles police station shootout dies of wounds
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A gunman who opened fire inside a Los Angeles police station earlier this month, wounding an officer who returned fire along with his partner, died on Thursday of wounds suffered in the shooting, a police official said.
No Mountain Dew: Florida students face big test without caffeine
ORLANDO (Reuters) – Students in one Central Florida school this year will try to ace high-stakes standardized tests without their usual shot of Mountain Dew.
Rebellious Nevada rancher’s racist remarks dim Republican support
(Reuters) – Two Republican senators who voiced support for a Nevada cattleman in his showdown with federal agents over grazing rights on public land condemned recent remarks by the rebellious rancher musing about whether African-Americans would be “bet…
In fight with opiate overdoses, N.J. county issues antidote to police
(Reuters) – Police in coastal Ocean County in New Jersey, faced with a doubling in deaths from drug overdoses in the past year, have issued all police officers an anti-opiate drug in a pilot program aimed at combating deaths tied to painkiller addictio…
Fire in New Jersey Pine Barrens forces evacuation of 250 people
(Reuters) – A wind-whipped brushfire in New Jersey’s scenic Pine Barrens in Ocean County threatened roughly 50 homes on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of 250 people, the New Jersey Fire Service said.
Family of TSA agent slain at LAX files $25 million claim against city
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The family of a federal security screener who was killed when a man opened fire at Los Angeles International Airport last November has filed a $25 million claim against the city, alleging that security lapses contributed to the …
Former U.S. contractor pleads guilty to faking background investigations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. government contractor carrying out background checks on federal employees is facing up to five years in jail after pleading guilty to falsely claiming he had conducted investigations, officials said on Thursday.
One in ten U.S. bridges in urgent need of repair: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 63,000 bridges across the United States are in urgent need of repair, with most of the aging, structurally compromised structures part of the interstate highway system, an analysis of recent federal data has found.
Judge strikes down NY limits on donations to ‘super PACs’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday reluctantly struck down New York’s limits on donations to independent political action committees as unconstitutional, potentially ushering in a new era of “super PACs” in state campaigns.
Two in custody at San Diego-area naval base after alert
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Two people were taken into custody at a San Diego-area naval base on Thursday after a report of a person with a gun prompted a shelter-in-place warning at the facility, but there were no reports of shots fired or injuries, officia…
