Pomp and decorum: U.S. colleges say no to graduation ‘selfies’
(Reuters) – Ellen DeGeneres snapped “selfies” at the Oscars and President Barack Obama posed for one at Nelson Mandela’s funeral, but some U.S. colleges have asked students to keep their cell phones tucked away during graduation season this month when …
Federal land worker threatened in Utah as conflict simmers
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A pair of motorists in a pick-up truck brandished a firearm and flashed a threatening sign at a federal land management worker in Utah, officials said on Thursday, about a month after a widely-publicized armed standoff with a…
Georgia police search for elderly widow of decapitated man
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia police were searching on Thursday for a missing elderly woman whose husband was found beheaded in their home.
Elderly Missouri woman found guilty of killing husband 40 years ago
(Reuters) – An elderly Missouri woman accused of killing her husband four decades ago and burying his body in an abandoned Wyoming gold mine was found guilty on Thursday of second-degree murder, a court official said.
Former Missouri governor ‘Walkin’ Joe’ Teasdale dies
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Joseph Teasdale, a former Missouri governor who got the nickname “Walkin’ Joe” because he campaigned on foot across the state, died on Thursday, according to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon.
U.S. schools warned not to deny students over immigration status
(Reuters) – The Obama administration on Thursday issued a stern warning to U.S. state and local school districts not to deny enrollment to undocumented immigrant children.
Alaska trooper was wrongly fired for sex with crime victim: court
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – An Alaska state trooper should not have been fired for having consensual off-duty sex with a victim of domestic violence several hours after he participated in arresting her husband, the Alaska Supreme Court has ruled.
Fire victims at tennis star’s Florida home were shot: police
MIAMI (Reuters) – A family of four suffered gunshot wounds before they died in a blaze that destroyed a Florida mansion owned by former professional tennis player James Blake, police said on Thursday.
Despite rebound, minorities still hardest hit by U.S. housing bust
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Despite a rebound in the U.S. housing market, African-American and Latino neighborhoods remain disproportionately impacted by the real estate crash, with many minorities still underwater on their mortgages, a report showed on …
Georgia police search for elderly widow of decapitated man
(Reuters) – Georgia police were searching on Thursday for a missing elderly woman whose husband was found beheaded in their home.
