12-year-old Nevada shooter complained of being teased: police
(Reuters) – A 12-year-old boy who went on a shooting rampage at his Nevada middle school in October, killing a teacher and injuring two students before turning the gun on himself, had complained days earlier of being teased by classmates, police said o…
Climber falls to death from atop Oregon’s Mt Hood
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – A climber is thought to have fallen roughly 700 to 800 feet to his death from the top of Oregon’s Mt. Hood on Tuesday as another stunned climber looked on, the Hood River sheriff’s office said, in the first such fatality th…
California man facing terrorism charges denied house arrest
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California man charged with attempting to travel to Syria to fight alongside an al Qaeda splinter group was denied a request to be put under house arrest while he awaits trial, a federal judge in California ruled on Tuesday….
Louisiana author claims in book Zodiac killer is his father
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The author of a new book released on Tuesday claims he is the son of the notorious Zodiac killer, an unidentified serial killer who terrorized Northern California in the late 1960s.
U.S. court says trademarks can’t disparage religious, ethnic groups
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld a decision to refuse to allow the owners of a website titled “Stop! Islamization of America” to trademark the site’s name, in a case that legal experts think has implications for the long-ru…
Two U.S. health workers ill after MERS exposure; World Health body meets in Geneva
(Reuters) – Two health workers at a Florida hospital exposed to a patient with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome have begun showing flu-like symptoms, raising concerns about the ability of global health authorities to contain the mysterious and deadly v…
Coal mine collapse in West Virginia kills two miners
BECKLEY, West Virginia (Reuters) – The West Virginia coal mine where a collapse this week killed two workers had “chronic compliance issues” and received numerous citations from inspectors last year, federal authorities said on Tuesday.
Federal probe could leave Utah ATV protest riders facing charges
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Federal agents have launched a damage inspection of protected archeological sites in southern Utah where public-lands activists on all-terrain vehicles staged a weekend protest ride challenging the prolonged government closur…
Seattle mayor proposes tax hike to limit cuts to bus service
(Reuters) – Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, looking to push his left-leaning policies despite resistance from more conservative suburban residents, on Tuesday proposed a citywide vote on tax hikes to stave off cuts to bus services.
State leaders in Florida approve plan to add two nuclear reactors
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott and members of the Cabinet on Tuesday approved plans by the state’s largest electric company to add two nuclear reactors to a plant in the Miami area, despite an outcry by environmentalists a…
