Workers exposed to chemical leak at Intel plant in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A chemical leak at Intel Corp’s manufacturing complex in Arizona has been contained and two workers were taken to hospital for observation, a spokesman for the chipmaker said on Monday.
More than 1,000 people flee deadly Oklahoma wildfire
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – More than 1,000 people have been forced to leave their homes in central Oklahoma because of a wildfire that has killed one person and threatened scores of buildings in its path, officials said on Monday.
Second shooting in 24 hours at Georgia college, one injured
ATLANTA (Reuters) – One student was wounded on Monday in a shooting at Paine College in Augusta, Georgia, less than 24 hours after school officials said a gun was fired in a dormitory.
Texas judge under fire for 45-day jail term for rape conviction
DALLAS (Reuters) – Dallas prosecutors have called for a harsher penalty for a young Texas man who admitted to raping a 14-year-old girl and was sentenced last week by a judge to 45 days in jail and five years of probation.
One wounded in Ohio hospital shooting, suspect in custody
(Reuters) – An employee at an Ohio medical center that serves U.S. veterans in Dayton was shot in the leg on Monday in a struggle with a former staff member in a basement break room, prompting a temporary lockdown, authorities said.
U.S. Supreme Court backs prayer before government meetings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave local government officials across the United States more leeway to begin public meetings with a prayer, ruling that sectarian invocations do not automatically violate the U.S. Constitution.
Case of three Ohio captives prompts new laws, strategies for missing people
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A year after three missing women escaped Cleveland’s so-called House of Horrors, the tale of their long captivity has changed the way experts look for missing persons and inspired legislation aimed at protecting the vulnerable in …
Rutgers names commencement speaker after Condoleezza Rice withdraws
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two days after former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice backed out of delivering this year’s commencement address at New Jersey’s Rutgers University, the school said on Monday that former state Governor Thomas Kean would spe…
Utah denies petition to honor turkeys with roadside memorial
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – The Utah Department of Transportation has denied a petition to erect a roadside memorial at the site where hundreds of turkeys were killed last month in a tractor-trailer accident, but animal rights activists on Monday appeal…
Occupy Wall Street protester convicted at trial of assault
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Occupy Wall Street protester was found guilty on Monday of assaulting a police officer during a demonstration two years ago to mark the protest movement’s six-month anniversary in New York City.
