National News

Thu, May 24, 2012

Accused Ohio high school shooter can be charged as adult

By Kim Palmer

CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - Suspected Ohio high school shooter T.J. Lane can be charged as an adult for the killings of ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Unabomber can't make Harvard reunion, sends update

By Ros Krasny

BOSTON (Reuters) - The 50th reunion for Harvard's University's undergraduate class of 1962 took a strange turn when Ted Kaczynski ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Pipeline leak disrupts some natgas supply in NYC area

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A leak on a natural gas pipeline in Mount Vernon, New York, has disrupted supplies to several utilities in the New ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Georgia flesh-eating bacteria victim able to sit in chair

ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection she contracted after being injured in a zip-line accident is now able ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Judge orders hearing on accused Tucson shooter's competency

By David Schartz

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered a June 27 competency hearing for Jared Loughner, accused of killing six people ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Supreme Court limits reach of 1974 real estate law

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for home buyers to sue mortgage lenders for certain overcharges at settlement, limiting the reach ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

NOAA sees 'near normal' Atlantic hurricane season

MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) - The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season will be "near normal" with nine to 15 tropical storms and four to eight of those ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Occupy Wall Street sues NYC over confiscated books

By Joseph Ax

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Occupy Wall Street filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against New York City, claiming authorities destroyed $47,000 worth ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

Jury deliberates fifth day in John Edwards' trial

By Colleen Jenkins

GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - A fifth day of jury deliberations got under way on Thursday in former U.S. Senator John ...

Thu, May 24, 2012

GM recalls 4,300 cars in U.S. for airbag issue

(Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Thursday it is recalling 4,304 Chevrolet Malibu Eco cars sold in the United States to reprogram a ...