Police identify gunman in Maryland mall shooting, motive unclear
COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) – A gunman who shot and killed two people at a Maryland mall was a 19-year-old man who lived with his mother in the city of College Park and arrived at the shopping center in a taxi about an hour before opening fire, police…
Hungary addresses Holocaust after accusations it ‘whitewashed’ past
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarians collaborated with Nazis in sending nearly half a million Jews to their deaths, Hungary’s president said on Sunday in a rare public acknowledgement of a war-time past that Jewish groups say is often glossed over.
Texas hospital ends life support for brain-dead pregnant woman
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas hospital removed a brain-dead pregnant woman from life support on Sunday in line with a court order, ending a battle with her husband who argued the fetus she had been forced to carry was withering inside her lifel…
Chemical tanks ordered removed in West Virginia after spill
(Reuters) – The company whose storage tank spilled a chemical that tainted the water supply of 300,000 people in West Virginia must begin removing its above-ground storage tanks by March 15, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin ordered on Saturday.
Three dead, including gunman, in Maryland mall shooting
COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire with a shotgun in a skate shop at a crowded shopping mall near Baltimore on Saturday, killing two store employees and wounding another person before apparently killing himself, police said.
Obama to outline new plans for jobless next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will announce a new plan next week to help Americans who continue to struggle to find jobs even as the economy recovers from recession, his senior adviser, Dan Pfeiffer, said on Saturday.
Man charged with murder in South Carolina State University shooting
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – A man accused of shooting a fellow student to death after an argument outside a dormitory at South Carolina State University was arrested on a murder charge on Saturday, state police said.
U.S. court system targeted in cyber attack: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unidentified hackers temporarily blocked access to the federal court system’s public website on Friday, preventing lawyers from filing legal documents, Politico reported.
Fraternity to discipline members for racially insensitive party in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The parent body of a mostly white college fraternity ousted by Arizona State University for a party mocking black people with racial stereotypes has threatened to expel students involved from the organization.
Pentagon F-35 program says ‘laser-focused’ on software issues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s F-35 program office on Friday said it was “laser-focused” on finishing development of the software needed for the U.S. Marine Corps to start using its Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets from mid-2015.
