Ex-U.S. soldier who wanted to help al Shabaab sentenced to prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. soldier who admitted to trying to help the al Shabaab militant group, an al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia, was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday, the Justice Department said.
U.S. lawmakers propose King statue at Georgia Capitol
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia lawmakers and civil rights leaders are seeking to replace a statue of a controversial senator removed from the state’s Capitol grounds last year with one honoring Martin Luther King Jr., a Nobel Peace Prize winner and native…
Underwear bomber’s life sentence upheld by U.S. court
(Reuters) – Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, a Nigerian man who tried to set off an explosive hidden in his underwear while aboard a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day in 2009, on Monday had his life sentence upheld by a federal appeals court.
New F-150 may spur more aluminum use across Ford lineup
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co could incorporate more aluminum into its sport utility vehicles and other vehicle models in the future, executives said on Monday, after the company showcased a new lightweight version of the F-150 pickup truck at the …
Student in custody after possible bomb found at Houston-area school
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A student was taken into custody after a possible explosive device was found near the premises of a Houston-area school on Monday, local TV broadcaster KHOU reported school officials as saying.
Judge sets March date for new Jodi Arias sentencing phase
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge on Monday set a March court date for retrial of the penalty phase in the sensational murder case of Jodi Arias, who was convicted last year of killing her ex-boyfriend at his home in a Phoenix suburb.
Houston area school evacuated over possible explosive device
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Houston-area school was evacuated on Monday after a possible explosive device was found near its premises, local TV broadcasters reported school officials as saying.
Supreme Court will not hear Arizona abortion law appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Arizona’s appeal of a lower-court ruling that declared unconstitutional a state law banning abortions beginning at 20 weeks of fetal gestation, meaning the restrictive measure is struc…
Two die after falling into river in Chicago after dropping phone
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An effort to retrieve a dropped cell phone ended in tragedy on Monday when a 26-year-old man died after falling into the icy Chicago River near downtown Chicago, and a 21-year-old woman who was with him was presumed dead after also …
Philanthropists pledge over $330 million to help Detroit art museum
(Reuters) – U.S. philanthropic foundations have pledged more than $330 million to help preserve the Detroit Institute of Art’s collection and assist in shoring up the cash-strapped city’s employee pensions, the mediators overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy…
