Maryland gun store drops plans to sell ‘smart guns’ after threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Maryland gun shop owner has dropped his plan to be the first in the United States to sell a so-called “smart gun” after a backlash that included death threats.
Boo Boo the bear cub bites 14 university students, sparks rabies scare
(Reuters) – A two-month-old bear cub meant to help students relax before final exams nipped more than a dozen of them at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and will have to be killed for rabies testing, the school said Friday.
U.S. to set up emergency gasoline stockpile for Northeast
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to create a million-barrel gasoline reserve in the Northeast after Superstorm Sandy in late 2012 left motorists in the region without fuel, exposing vulnerabilities in the nation’s fuel distribution networ…
Teen accused of murder before Connecticut prom makes court appearance
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – A 16-year-old Connecticut boy accused of murdering a female classmate hours before their high school’s junior prom made his first public appearance in court on Friday, looking disheveled and expressionless.
Nine people arrested after violence at May Day protests in Seattle
(Reuters) – Peaceful May Day demonstrations in Seattle descended into violence when a rogue group of protesters threw bottles and firecrackers at police, who arrested nine people, authorities said on Friday.
NBA panel agrees to act swiftly on bid to oust Clippers owner
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Basketball Association on Thursday launched its bid to oust Donald Sterling as owner of the Los Angeles Clippers for racist comments as a panel of 10 fellow team owners or their proxies unanimously agreed to proceed “a…
New Hampshire university sets national model for rape prevention
DURHAM, New Hampshire (Reuters) – The 1987 gang rape of an 18-year-old University of New Hampshire freshman by three fellow students set then-graduate student Jane Stapleton on a course that could revolutionize the way U.S. colleges and universities ha…
Irish-American stronghold Boston stunned by Gerry Adams’ arrest
BOSTON (Reuters) – In the bars of South Boston, Irish-Americans reacted with shock on Thursday to the news that Gerry Adams, a man some regard as a hero for his role in the peace process, had been arrested in Northern Ireland in connection with a murde…
Broke Shamokin, Pennsylvania, seeks state crutch that few cast off
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Shamokin, Pennsylvania, tucked away in the coal country about 120 miles northwest of Philadelphia, has $800,000 of unpaid bills and can’t get a loan from a bank. It’s so broke, the gas service to city hall was tempo…
Ranbaxy recalls nearly 30,000 packs of allergy-relief drug in U.S.
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian drugmaker Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd started recalling 29,790 packs of an allergy-relief medicine in the United States in February, after finding defects in the packaging, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said.
