Fugitive Snowden in running for European rights prize
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Fugitive U.S. intelligence analyst Edward Snowden is in the running for a European human rights prize whose past winners include Nelson Mandela and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Officials say no evidence of second shooter in Washington rampage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Investigators have found no evidence of a second suspect in the shooting spree at the Washington Navy Yard that killed 13 people, including suspected gunman Aaron Alexis, officials told a news conference on Monday.
Entrepreneur starts his version of Harvard, tuition-free
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Minerva Schools of KGI doesn’t yet have accreditation, a campus or even a full faculty roster, but it is offering something even Harvard can’t – four years of free tuition for its first matriculating class.
Penn State football coach Sandusky seeks new trial in child sex abuse case
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania appeals court was set to hear arguments on Tuesday for a new trial for Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State football coach serving at least 30 years in prison for sexually abusing boys for more…
Navy Yard shooting suspect’s past shows flashes of violence
(Reuters) – Signs that Aaron Alexis had a violent streak surfaced at least as far back as 2004, when he removed a gun from his waistband, chambered a round and shot out a man’s car tires in a burst of anger triggered by what he said was “disrespect.”
Suspected U.S. shooter had ‘secret’ clearance, employer says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aaron Alexis, the 34-year-old suspect in Monday’s shooting rampage at the Washington Navy Yard, had “secret” clearance and was assigned to start working there as a civilian contractor with a military-issued ID card, his firm’s ch…
Civil liberties group accuses FBI of misusing new authorities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. government legal opinions that interpret the powers that the FBI has to conduct surveillance should be declassified and released to the public, a civil liberties group said.
Man throws firecrackers over White House fence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man threw firecrackers over the White House’s north fence on Monday, just hours after a shooting rampage in the U.S. capital in which 13 people died, the U.S. Secret Service said.
U.S. shooting suspect worked at Hewlett-Packard subcontractor: HP says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aaron Alexis, the 34-year-old suspect in Monday’s shooting rampage at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington, was an employee of a company called “The Experts,” a subcontractor for an HP Enterprise Services military contract, Hewlett-P…
Ohio guards did not check on death row inmate who hanged himself -report
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio prison guard failed to check every 30 minutes on an inmate who hanged himself on death row last month, and another corrections officer falsified reporting logs to cover up the neglect, an official report said on Monday.
