Dover Air Force Base in Delaware lifts lockdown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force Base in Delaware lifted a lockdown on Thursday after declaring personnel safe following a report of a suspicious person on base, a military spokesman said.
Little help for a million Californians on wells in historic drought
FORT BRAGG, California (Reuters) – Michael Holmes got by at his rural home near California’s rugged northern coast on a disability pension and water from a decades-old well — until the well dried up.
Arizona high school student charged in sex attacks on 11 girls
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona high school student whom authorities accuse of being a serial rapist has been indicted on multiple counts of sex-related crimes for attacks on 11 girls, one as young as 12 years old, authorities said on Thursday.
Quake warning adds new worries to tornado-prone Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A warning from U.S. scientists that Oklahoma may be hit by a major earthquake has caused a run on insurance policies for tremors in the heartland state, adding to the woes of residents already in the firing line of devastating…
Texas judge sets stricter probation in criticized rape sentence
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas judge on Thursday imposed stricter probation conditions on a man convicted of rape in a case in which the previous judge laid blame on the then-14-year-old female victim.
Texas police officer shoots dead 93-year-old woman
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A small town Texas police officer responding to an emergency call about a female with a gun has been suspended for shooting dead a 93-year-old woman in her home, authorities said on Thursday.
New York game league Brewskee-Ball fights trademark case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – There’s a fierce Skee-Ball competition underway, but this particular battle is playing out in federal court rather than on a carnival midway.
New York Public Library reverses course on renovation plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Public Library announced it is abandoning a controversial renovation plan that would have replaced floors of research material at the city’s flagship Manhattan building with a circulating library.
Virginia jury to begin deliberations in rural murder case
LOVINGTON, Virginia (Reuters) – A jury will begin deliberations on Thursday in the case of a handyman accused of murdering a 17-year-old girl in rural western Virginia, following closing arguments by attorneys on Wednesday.
German lawmakers decide to quiz Snowden
BERLIN (Reuters) – German lawmakers decided on Thursday they want to question former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden as part of a parliamentary inquiry into the mass surveillance of German citizens, which he exposed.
