Harvard student charged with bomb threat hoax: U.S. officials
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Harvard University student was charged with making a false claim that bombs had been placed at up to four buildings on the school’s campus in a bid to get out of taking a final exam, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Colorado high school gunman had intended to attack five classrooms
DENVER (Reuters) – The teenage gunman who stormed a Colorado high school last week, critically wounding a classmate, intended to attack five classrooms and scrawled on his forearm the Latin phrase meaning, “The die has been cast,” investigators said on…
Gunman, one other dead in shooting at Nevada medical building: police
(Reuters) – A man opened fire on Tuesday in a Reno, Nevada, medical building, killing one person and injuring two others before he died of an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound, deputy police chief Tom Robinson said.
Mysterious bald eagle deaths under scrutiny in Utah
(Reuters) – A number of unexplained bald eagle deaths in Utah when hundreds of the government-protected birds have migrated to wintering grounds in the central Rocky Mountains has wildlife officials worried.
Judge weighs written arguments in Penn State cover-up case
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A judge ruled on Tuesday that he would consider only written arguments in deciding whether to dismiss charges against three former Penn State administrators accused of covering up child sex abuse allegations against…
Outgoing NYC comptroller highlights risks from union negotiations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City outgoing Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leaving a legacy of pay disputes with public sector workers that poses a huge risk to the city’s budget, New York’s top financial watchdog said on Tuesday.
Steep terrain slows fight against California coastal fire
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Crews battling a wildfire along central California’s scenic Big Sur coastline were on guard against a possible shift in winds on Tuesday, after the blaze destroyed at least 15 dwellings and forced 100 people to flee their home…
American Air, Cantor Fitzgerald settle 9/11 suit for $135 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc and its insurers have agreed to pay $135 million to Cantor Fitzgerald to settle the financial services company’s lawsuit over business and property losses suffered in the September 11 attacks on the Worl…
Tech executives press Obama to reform surveillance practices
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Technology company executives pressed President Barack Obama on Tuesday to rein in the U.S. government’s electronic spying after a court dealt a blow to the administration’s surveillance practices.
Minnesota archbishop accused of ‘inappropriate touching’ of boy
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis on Tuesday said in a statement Archbishop John Nienstedt was stepping aside while authorities investigate an allegation that he inappropriately touched a boy’s buttocks …
