Florida police officer, two others shot dead
(Reuters) – A central Florida police officer was shot and killed early on Saturday and two pedestrians he had tried to stop for questioning apparently committed suicide, law enforcement officials said.
Fewer Americans drink a daily cup of coffee
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – The number of American adults who enjoy a daily cup of coffee has dropped to 61 percent this year, from 63 percent in 2013, the annual National Coffee Association of USA’s National Coffee Drinking Trends study showed on Saturday…
Seattle helicopter spun 360 degrees before plummeting off building: NTSB
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Video footage shows a news helicopter that crashed this week in a crowded area of downtown Seattle, killing two people, spinning off a building before nose-diving to street level, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Sat…
No charges for California man in stabbing death of Dodgers fan: report
(Reuters) – Prosecutors on Friday declined to file charges against a California man in the stabbing death of a Los Angeles Dodgers fan during a post-baseball-game fight, saying they could not disprove that he acted in self defense, a newspaper reported…
California professor charged for allegedly shoving anti-abortion protester
(Reuters) – A pregnant California professor will face charges for allegedly shoving a 16-year-old anti-abortion protestor and stealing another picketer’s sign during a campus demonstration earlier this month, a prosecutor said on Friday.
New Mexico cancels permit to expand leaky nuclear waste site
(Reuters) – New Mexico on Friday withdrew a temporary permit allowing two new disposal vaults at a U.S. government nuclear waste dump grappling with a release of radiation in February, state regulators said.
Student arrested for making ricin in his dorm in Washington D.C.
(Reuters) – A Georgetown University student who made the deadly chemical ricin in his dorm room was arrested in Washington, D.C. on Friday for illegal possession of a biological toxin, an FBI spokeswoman said.
Three malnourished, bruised children rescued from California home
(Reuters) – Three young children with bruises and signs of malnourishment, one of whom was regularly chained to a wall, were rescued by police from their parents’ “cluttered and dirty” home in northern California, the local sheriff’s office said on Fri…
U.S. GAO report recommends assessment of F-35 software
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional auditors have joined the Pentagon’s chief arms tester in raising concerns about the pace of development of software on Lockheed Martin Corp’s new F-35 fighter jet and recommended the military’s F-35 program office a…
CIA chief vows fast review of declassifying interrogation report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the CIA on Friday promised a quick review of whether a Senate report on the agency’s use of “enhanced interrogation” methods on foreign terrorism suspects can be released on an unclassified basis, apparently moving to…
