Guantanamo lawyers want Obama to declassify CIA prison program
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – Attorneys for five Guantanamo prisoners charged with plotting the September 11, 2001, attacks have asked President Barack Obama to declassify the CIA program that subjected the defendants to interrogation techniques tha…
Man charged with extortion over threats to Midwest water supply
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A Missouri man was charged on Friday with trying to extort $10,000 from the FBI by saying that he could help authorities investigate a threat to contaminate the public water supply of four Midwest cities.
National Guard shooting suspect faced job loss, discipline
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – A National Guard recruiter accused of wounding three superiors near Memphis, Tennessee, had just been relieved of duty when he pulled a handgun from a “fanny pack” and began shooting, according to an FBI affidavit relea…
Pentagon wants F-35 contractor accountability as it weighs output boost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s chief arms buyer wants details on how Lockheed Martin Corp and other companies will be held accountable for the quality and reliability of the F-35 fighter jet as he considers whether to approve an increase in the …
Barneys New York hires civil rights pro amid discrimination claims
(Reuters) – Barneys New York hired an anti-discrimination expert and agreed to have its chief executive meet with a civil rights group following allegations that the luxury store racially profiled black customers, a spokeswoman said on Friday.
California gunman leads police on car chase with injured in trunk
(Reuters) – A gunman with two wounded captives in the trunk of his car opened fire at passing vehicles and bystanders during an hour- long, car chase with police near Ridgecrest, California on Friday, before being shot dead in a gunbattle, authorities …
Seven hurt at Howard University concert in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least seven people, including two police officers, were hurt at Washington’s Howard University on Friday when a crowd rushed the gates of a homecoming concert, authorities said.
Grand jury voted to indict JonBenet Ramsey’s parents in 1999
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado authorities on Friday unsealed a grand jury indictment prepared in 1999 against the parents of murdered child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, a document that was never signed by a prosecutor who decided against bringing charge…
Lost dentures, loose eyeball among sick-day excuses: survey
(Reuters) – A heavy turkey dinner caused one worker to sleep through his shift. Another said his false teeth flew out the car window as he was driving along the highway.
Shipping record U.S. corn crop burdens railroads, barge lines
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Harvesting the largest U.S. corn crop on record and transporting it on railroads and rivers to markets here and abroad is driving up costs for rail cars, barges and trucks in the world’s top crop producer and exporter.
