Ex-teacher on FBI Most Wanted list pleads guilty to child porn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Washington schoolteacher on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list and described as “every parent’s worst nightmare” pleaded guilty to child pornography charges on Thursday, officials said.
Houston school board to vote on Native American mascots, ‘Redskins’
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The Houston school board will vote on Thursday whether to stop using mascot names such as “Redskins” that reference Native American culture and have been called offensive by advocacy groups.
U.S. general who opened Guantanamo prison says shut it down
MIAMI (Reuters) – The U.S. general who opened the Guantanamo detention camp said Thursday it was a mistake and should be shut down because “it validates every negative perception of the United States.”
U.S. Transportation Department plans rule on phones on planes: FCC chairman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Department of Transportation plans a rule to address phone calls aboard airplanes, according to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler.
U.S. general who opened Guantanamo prison says shut it down
MIAMI (Reuters) – The U.S. general who opened the Guantanamo detention camp said Thursday it was a mistake and should be shut down because “it validates every negative perception of the United States.”
Analysis: U.S. drilling boom leaves some homeowners in a big hole
(Reuters) – When Gary Gless bought his sleek, modernist house in Los Angeles in 2002, he thought he had hit a “gold mine.” The world’s largest inner-city park – featuring a lush, 18-hole golf course – was about to get built across the street. Gless’s b…
Amtrak train crashes into car in Virginia, driver hurt
(Reuters) – An Amtrak train collided with a car in eastern Virginia early Thursday, injuring its driver, after the motorist ignored warning signals of the approaching train and tried to drive around the crossing bar, police said.
U.S. wildlife managers urge lifting Yellowstone grizzly protections
(Reuters) – Federal and state wildlife managers of grizzly bears in the Yellowstone National Park area recommended on Wednesday that U.S. Endangered Species Act protections be lifted for the animals, a decision that would open the way for them to be hu…
Washington’s American University lifts lockdown, no arrest
(Reuters) – American University on Wednesday lifted a lockdown triggered by the report of a man with a gun on campus after an investigation found that the suspect was an off-duty police officer with a gun, according to D.C. Police.
Missouri executes man for killing good Samaritan motorist in 1994
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – Missouri on Wednesday executed a man convicted of killing a motorist who had stopped on a highway to help him and two others whose car had broken down in 1994.
