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NY serial killer could be a cop: investigators
Echoing the popular TV show Showtime, Dexter, in which a cop leads a double life as a serial killer, New York cops think the serial killer who has murdered at least four women may be a former or current law enforcement official, the New York Times reports. Investigators say that…
Wisconsin court candidates hire Bush and Franken’s recount lawyers
Though neither of the candidates in the Wisconsin Supreme Court justice race, JoAnne Kloppenburg and incumbent David Prosser, have officially called for a recount, state officials and the candidates themselves are preparing for one. Kloppenburg’s campaign staff has set up a fund, the Kloppenburg for Justice Committee, to pay legal…
Suspect sought over LA synagogue blast
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – A homemade bomb caused an explosion which slightly damaged a Californian synagogue, police said on Friday, naming an “extremely dangerous” homeless man wanted over the blast. Some 100 peope were evacuated after the explosion Thursday near the Chabad House Jewish temple in Santa Monica, west of…
Washington woman fined $500 over acid attack claim
VANCOUVER, Washington (Reuters) – A woman who claimed a stranger doused her with acid, only to later admit she injured herself was sentenced on Friday to pay a $500 fine and seek mental health treatment after pleading guilty to making a false statement to authorities. Bethany Storro, 28, was also…
11th hour miracle: Congress strikes budget deal with minutes to spare before a shutdown
WASHINGTON – With literally moments to spare before a shutdown Friday at midnight, the two parties struck a deal to fund the government through September. They agreed to cut spending $39 billion from 2010 levels and separately vote on controversial policy riders blocking funding for Planned Parenthood. Congress also scrambled…
Idaho governor signs education overhaul into law
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Idaho’s governor on Friday signed into law the final piece of a controversial Republican overhaul of education in the state, as teachers and their allies mobilized to fight the measures. The bill signed by Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter, a Republican, forces districts to equip high schools…
Washington nuclear plant evacuated after minor incident
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Washington state’s only nuclear power plant evacuated about 25 workers after a small amount of hydrogen sprang from a pipe and ignited in a six-inch flash, plant officials said on Friday. The incident at the Columbia Generating Station late Thursday afternoon resulted in no injuries or equipment…
Man says 1-year-old daughter’s overdose accidental
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado man charged in the overdose death of his one-year-old daughter said the girl ingested the painkiller oxycodone after he lost one of the pills, according to an arrest warrant affidavit released on Friday. Manuel Angel Rivera told investigators with the Mesa County Sheriff’s Office that…
Congress reaches agreement on budget
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has announced that the Democrats and Republicans in Congress have reached a deal to avert a government shutdown. President Obama has also delivered a brief message, saying that “some of the cuts we agreed to will be painful [but] we protected the investments we need.”…
House GOP votes to overturn net neutrality
By Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives voted on Friday to reject Internet “neutrality” rules that were adopted last year to keep big Internet service providers from blocking certain traffic House Republicans, in a 240-179 vote, pushed through a measure disapproving the Federal Communications Commission’s rules. Tech…
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