U.S. Naval Academy midshipman acquitted in sex assault case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge acquitted a former Naval Academy football player on Thursday of sexually assaulting a drunken female midshipman, one of a number of sexual misconduct cases roiling the U.S. military.
Florida executes man who used hammer to kill two female co-workers
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A Florida man convicted of bludgeoning two women to death with a hammer and setting them on fire more than 26 years ago was executed on Thursday, a state prison official said.
New photos of Kurt Cobain death scene yield no new clues: police
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A cold case investigator has found several rolls of undeveloped film from the scene of Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain’s 1994 death, but Seattle police said on Thursday they do not expect the discovery will alter a finding th…
Alabama lawmakers approve medical marijuana measure
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – A medical marijuana bill unanimously passed both the Alabama House and Senate on Thursday and is headed to the desk of Gov. Robert Bentley, who has said he will sign it into law.
Johnny Cash’s great-niece found stabbed to death: Tennessee officials
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) – A woman found stabbed to death inside a wooden box in her Tennessee home has been identified as the great-niece of country music legend Johnny Cash, authorities said on Thursday.
U.S. Army general gets fine, no jail in sex case
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) – A U.S. Army general who admitted to an adulterous sexual affair and other improper relationships with junior female officers was spared jail and dismissal from the service on Thursday, a sentence critics decried a…
Father blames son’s suicide on fraternity hazing at Penn State
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Authorities are investigating the death of an 18-year-old Penn State student who last week jumped from a rooftop, a suicide the young man’s father blames on fraternity hazing practices his son was asked to inflict o…
Ohio Libertarians seek to have candidates put back on ballot, appeal ruling
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The Ohio Libertarian Party will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that would effectively strike its candidates for governor and state attorney general from the November ballot, a party spokesman said on Thursday.
High unemployment still haunting U.S. military veterans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unemployment among U.S. military veterans eased last year, government data showed on Thursday, but remained far higher than the national average rate for the civilian population.
Illinois speaker eyes millionaire tax for school funding
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ powerful speaker of the House of Representative on Thursday unveiled a plan to slap millionaires in the state with a tax surcharge to raise $1 billion a year for schools.
