Los Angeles teacher may have abused over 100 children, judge finds
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U.S. to create gasoline reserve in Northeast after Sandy shortages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government will create a million-barrel gasoline reserve in the Northeast, a reaction to the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy in 2012 when motorists were left without fuel, exposing vulnerabilities in the fuel distribution …
Airlines exempt from September 11 environmental claim: U.S. court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Airlines, United Airlines and the World Trade Center leaseholder do not have to pay a property developer environmental cleanup costs from the September 11, 2001 hijacked plane attacks, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday….
Ex-tugboat worker pleads guilty to killing 8 in California salon
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) – A former tugboat worker pleaded guilty on Friday to first-degree murder for killing eight people in a 2011 rampage at a Southern California hair salon where his ex-wife worked, in the worst mass shooting in Orange Coun…
Some Georgia church leaders opt out of broad new gun law
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Leaders of two Christian denominations in Georgia said this week that guns had no place in their churches and they would opt out of a new state law allowing firearms in houses of worship as part of a broad expansion of gun rights.
Animal rights group seeks Utah roadside memorial for dead turkeys
(Reuters) – Animal rights activists want to erect a roadside memorial placard to honor hundreds of “terrified turkeys” killed in a tractor-trailer accident on a Utah highway last week, transportation officials said on Friday.
Cleaver-wielding man gets life in prison for killing NY psychologist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A cleaver- and mallet-wielding man who killed a psychologist in her Manhattan office during a botched robbery six years ago was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without parole, prosecutors said.
Girl’s blood in suspect’s trailer, Virginia prosecutor tells jury
LOVINGSTON, Virginia (Reuters) – The blood of a missing 17-year-old Virginia girl and signs of a violent struggle were found in the trailer of a handyman charged with murdering her, a prosecutor said in opening arguments of the man’s trial on Friday.
Maryland gun store drops plans to sell ‘smart guns’ after threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Maryland gun shop owner has dropped his plan to be the first in the United States to sell a so-called “smart gun” after a backlash that included death threats.
Boo Boo the bear cub bites 14 university students, sparks rabies scare
(Reuters) – A two-month-old bear cub meant to help students relax before final exams nipped more than a dozen of them at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and will have to be killed for rabies testing, the school said Friday.
