Kazakh student testifies he suspected friend in Boston bombing
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Kazakh exchange student awaiting trial on charges of obstructing the investigation into last year’s Boston Marathon bombing testified on Tuesday he told federal agents he suspected his friend, accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, took…
U.S. central states brace for severe storms, possible tornadoes
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The central United States braced for severe thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes and baseball-sized hail on Tuesday, weather forecasters said.
U.S. Army soldier in military court over suspected prostitution ring
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. Army soldier appeared before a military panel on Tuesday to answer accusations that he operated a prostitution ring with at least three female soldiers at Fort Hood, one of the largest Army bases in the United States. 
Two killed, 21 injured after logging truck spills load in Arkansas
(Reuters) – Two people were killed and 21 others injured after a truck hauling logs lost control on a hill in Arkansas and dumped its load on a crew of construction workers building a bridge, law enforcement officials said on Tuesday.
Donald Sterling sued over alleged sexual harassment of former aide
(Reuters) – A lawsuit filed on Monday against Donald Sterling accuses the embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner of repeatedly subjecting a woman who worked for him to sexual demands and racist comments and says he ultimately fired her when she protested…
California consultant described as armed and dangerous arrested: FBI
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Police have arrested a San Francisco public relations consultant who was the subject of a nationwide manhunt after federal authorities found explosive materials in a weekend raid on his apartment, authorities said.
Six shot at Chicago laundry facility
(Reuters) – Six people, two of them teens, were shot and another person was injured at a laundromat on Chicago’s South Side on Monday evening, officials said.
White powder scare at Minnesota governor’s mansion
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Two employees at the Minnesota governor’s mansion were decontaminated as a precaution on Monday after staff members opened a letter and found a small amount of white powder, a state spokesman said.
Auction of skull of Civil War soldier found at Gettysburg canceled
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – Facing wide criticism, including from the National Parks Service, an auction house has canceled plans to sell the skull of a Civil War soldier and military relics found near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Ex-Brooklyn district attorney may have misused public funds -report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An investigation into former six-term Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes found his office spent more than $200,000 in seized criminal funds on consultant services for his failed reelection campaign last year, a report said on…
