Seven confirmed dead, 1,500 homes destroyed in Colorado floods
DENVER (Reuters) – Seven people were confirmed dead and at least 1,500 homes destroyed in Colorado after a week of rare, torrential rains along the eastern slopes of the Rockies, and helicopter search-and-rescue flights resumed on Monday in flood-stric…
Ex-TSA agent ordered held without bail on LAX threat charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former federal airport screener was ordered held without bail on Monday, pending trial on charges he made threats against Los Angeles International Airport two months after he was suspended for telling a teenage girl she was d…
Navy Yard suspect is ex-military man, once worked in Thai restaurant
(Reuters) – A man suspected of the shooting at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington, D.C. on Monday was described as a former military serviceman known to have at one time worshipped at a Buddhist temple and worked in a Thai restaurant.
Christian rock singer to stand trial in California murder-for-hire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The lead singer in a heavy metal Christian rock band has been ordered by a California judge on Monday to stand trial for allegedly attempting to hire an undercover sheriff’s deputy to kill his estranged wife.
Suspected U.S. shooter worked as civilian IT contractor for Navy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aaron Alexis, the 34-year-old suspected shooter behind Monday’s rampage at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington, was at some point a civilian contractor for the U.S. Navy in the information technology area, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus s…
Investors see four million signing up for Obamacare in 2014: survey
(Reuters) – Investors expect 4 million Americans to initially enroll in the state insurance marketplaces created under President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act, according to a survey released on Monday, as concerns mount that technical glitches cou…
Suspected U.S. shooter discharged from Navy after misconduct
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aaron Alexis, the 34-year-old suspected shooter behind Monday’s rampage at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington, received a general discharge from the Navy Reserve in 2011 after a series of misconduct issues, a Navy official said.
U.S. judge says NYC skyscraper owner concealed Iranian assets
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge said Monday the owners of a skyscraper on New York’s Fifth Avenue were deliberately “shielding and concealing Iranian assets,” in violation of U.S. law.
Washington Navy Yard shooter tentatively identified: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three federal law enforcement sources tentatively identified Aaron Alexis, a one-time Texas resident, as the gunman in a shooting on Monday at the U.S. Navy Yard in Washington.
Senate cancels session, locked down after Navy Yard shooting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate canceled its Monday session and it and its adjacent office buildings were put into lockdown after fatal shootings at the nearby Navy Yard in Washington.
