Maryland mall reopens after fatal weekend shooting
COLUMBIA, Maryland (Reuters) – A Maryland mall where a 19-year-old gunman killed two store employees before apparently taking his own life reopened on Monday to mourners bearing flowers and questions about why the shooting happened.
Teen sets himself on fire in suburban Denver high school
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (Reuters) – A 16-year-old student set himself on fire in the cafeteria of a high school in a Denver suburb on Monday in front of horrified classmates in what police said was an apparent suicide attempt.
Data theft not deterring Americans from using credit cards: Ipsos/Reuters poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Most Americans have been victims of data theft, but that hasn’t stopped them from using credit cards and social media sites or shopping online, according to a poll released on Monday.
Helicopter crashes during Colorado power line inspection, three dead
(Reuters) – A helicopter being used to inspect power lines in rural Colorado hooked one of the wires and crashed on Monday, killing all three people on board, law enforcement officials said.
Brutal cold shuts schools, delays travel in Midwest
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Bitter cold and high winds surging down from the Arctic pushed wind chills to dangerous lows across the U.S. upper Midwest on Monday, forcing officials to close schools and warn drivers off roads, and slowing public transit and rive…
Pennsylvania lawmaker accused of ghost-employee scam
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania state representative was accused on Monday of a so-called ghost employee scam, in which he allegedly hired a no-show worker in order to funnel money to his sister.
Ride service Uber faces lawsuit after fatal San Francisco crash
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The family of a young girl killed by a driver affiliated with fast-growing private transportation service Uber sued the company on Monday, claiming it should be liable for the child’s death.
‘Fabulist’ Glass may not practice law in California: court
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Stephen Glass, one of the most infamous fabricators in modern American journalism, has not demonstrated that he is fit to practice law and should not be admitted to the California bar, the state’s top court ruled.
Jurors being chosen in Delaware doctor’s trial over waterboarding claims
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of a Delaware pediatrician accused of disciplining his 11-year-old daughter by using a simulated drowning technique associated with interrogating terrorism suspects.
Jury selection starts in ex-New Orleans mayor’s graft trial
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Jury selection started on Monday in the public corruption trial of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who led the city during and after Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and now faces charges he profited personally from the city’s reco…
