Man plotted to kill returning U.S. soldiers, government says
BROCKPORT N.Y. (Reuters) – The owner of a western New York food market faced accusations in court on Monday that he illegally bought guns to shoot and kill members of the U.S. military returning from Iraq, according to official documents.
Texas gun groups clash with NRA on armed protests in public spaces
DALLAS (Reuters) – Texas gun rights groups that have toted rifles and shotguns in public in campaigns to show support for the open carrying of weapons blasted the NRA on Monday for calling those appeals “foolish” and “counterproductive.”
Envelope with white powder prompts scare at Minnesota governor’s mansion
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Fire crews were called on Monday to the Minnesota governor’s residence in St. Paul, Minnesota, after staff members opened a letter and found what turned out to be a small amount of non-threatening white powder, a state spokesman…
Unruly passenger forces New York-bound plane to divert to Memphis
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A United Airlines flight to New York from Houston was forced to make an emergency stop in Memphis when an unruly passenger got into a physical skirmish with the crew, officials said on Monday.
Mannequin in Obama mask hung from Missouri bridge
KANSAS CITY Mo. (Reuters) – A fully clothed mannequin wearing a President Barack Obama mask was discovered hanging by a rope from a highway overpass in the Kansas City area on Monday, police said.
With two kids inside, wind tosses bounce house across Colorado field
DENVER (Reuters) – Two children were slightly hurt when a blast of wind sent an inflatable bounce house tumbling hundreds of feet across a field in Colorado over the weekend, a sheriff’s department spokesman said on Monday.
Deejay Casey Kasem in stable condition in Washington
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Radio personality Casey Kasem, whose family has been locked in a legal battle over his care, is in stable condition in a Washington State hospital, the spokesman for the deejay’s children said on Monday.
Georgia police officer shot to death making arrest at Waffle House
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia police officer moonlighting as a security guard was shot to death after attempting to arrest an intoxicated customer in the parking lot of a Waffle House restaurant, police said.
FBI issues alert for California consultant described as dangerous
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The FBI has issued a nationwide alert for a San Francisco public relations consultant described as armed and dangerous after federal authorities found explosive materials in a weekend raid on the man’s apartment, authorities s…
Skull of Civil War soldier found at Gettysburg to be auctioned
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – The skull of a Civil War soldier and military relics found near the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, battlefield are scheduled to be sold at auction on Tuesday, to the dismay of some historians.
