Sag in major Wisconsin freeway bridge causes indefinite closure
(Reuters) – A major freeway bridge near Green Bay, Wisconsin, was closed indefinitely on Thursday after it suddenly developed a dip that was described by one policeman as like a roller coaster.
Wife of civil rights leader Joseph Lowery dies after stroke
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Evelyn Gibson Lowery, the wife of civil rights leader Joseph Lowery and a social activist in her own right, died at her Atlanta home early on Thursday after suffering a stroke last week, her family said. She was 88.
California man behind anti-Islam film freed from federal custody
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The man behind an anti-Islam film that stoked angry protests against the United States across the Muslim world was released from federal custody in California on Thursday after serving time for probation violations stemming from…
Texas man set to be executed for murder over $100 debt
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas man who stabbed another man to death when he failed to pay back a $100 debt to an exotic dancer is scheduled to be executed on Thursday.
Record number of minorities take SAT but lag in college readiness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Minority students made up a record portion of SAT test takers in 2013, and blacks and Hispanics improved on the U.S. college entrance exam but still lagged in demonstrating they are ready for college, the College Board said on Th…
Father of four-year-old N.J. boy who accidentally shot friend is indicted
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – The father of a 4-year-old boy in New Jersey, who accidentally shot and killed his 6-year-old friend while playing with a gun, has been indicted on charges of child endangerment, prosecutors said.
White House shoots down idea of device tax repeal in funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House would not agree to repealing a medical device tax as part of a stop-gap bill to continue funding the government past September 30, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Thursday.
National Grid settles with NY, Mass. over unpaid wages post-Sandy
(Reuters) – National Grid Plc will pay more than $6.3 million to compensate employees in New York and Massachusetts who were not properly paid in the weeks after Hurricane Sandy because of problems with a new computerized payroll system.
Ex-Montana teacher freed after month in jail for raping student
(Reuters) – A former Montana high school teacher was released from prison on Thursday after serving just one month for the rape of a 14-year-old student who later killed herself, a corrections department spokeswoman said.
Florida woman jailed for firing ‘warning shot’ at husband wins new trial
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A woman sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing a “warning shot” during an argument with her abusive husband won a new trial on Thursday in a case under Florida’s controversial self-defense law.
