Missouri man had right to shred U.S. flag: U.S. appeals court
KANSAS CITY Mo. (Reuters) – A Missouri man who shredded an American flag in front of his home out of anger over not being able to get a job had a constitutional right to do so, a U.S. appeals court said on Friday.
Pennsylvania man accused in theft of human skin from hospital
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man is facing charges that he stole human skin worth about $350,000 from a Philadelphia hospital over a period of nearly two years, police said.
Five New Jersey teens accused of printing counterfeit cash
(Reuters) – Five New Jersey teens accused of making counterfeit money didn’t exactly live the high life with their phony cash, using it to buy doughnuts and school lunch, police said on Friday.
One dead after restaurant interior collapses in New Jersey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Falling rubble killed one construction worker and another was seriously injured when the interior of a restaurant collapsed in Maplewood, New Jersey, on Friday, the fire department said.
State Department says U.S. citizen was suicide bomber in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Friday confirmed that an American citizen carried out a suicide bombing in Syria.
Police knew of California gunman’s videos, but did not view them
(Reuters) – Police officers who visited Elliot Rodger just weeks before he went on a shooting rampage that left six dead and more than a dozen injured knew of disturbing videos he posted online, but did not check them, officials said on Thursday.
Boston’s Kennedy museum gets $2.25 million donation, plans overhaul
BOSTON (Reuters) – The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum has received a $2.25 million gift from Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein, about half of which will be used to overhaul the Boston museum, the institution said on Friday.
Before Nevada stand-off, a collision between ranchers and tortoises
BUNKERVILLE Nevada (Reuters) – When the U.S. government declared the Mojave desert tortoise an endangered species in 1989, it effectively marked the cattle ranchers of Nevada’s Clark County for extinction.
Toddler badly burned by police device during Georgia drug raid
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A 19-month-old boy was fighting for his life at an Atlanta hospital on Friday after being severely burned by a “flash bang” grenade police tossed into the house to distract a drug suspect during a raid, police said.
Maryland police mistake pellet gun for assault rifle, kill man
ANNAPOLIS Md. (Reuters) – Maryland police early on Friday killed a 20-year-old man armed with a pellet gun that officers mistook for an assault rifle, a police spokeswoman said.
