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• Shooting reported at University of South Carolina's public health school
• Five babies at suburban Chicago daycare center have measles: report
• Five charged in ID theft ring that bought Apple gift cards
• Brian Williams mercilessly mocked on Twitter
• Florida governor embroiled in scandal at start of second term
• Two Philadelphia police officers charged with brutality of motorist
• U.S. Supreme Court halts Texas execution of convicted killer
• Top Rand Paul aide working for Israeli PM reelection effort
• Massachusetts toddler dies after lice treatment goes awry
• Police officer shot in Massachusetts, lockdown on Cape Cod
• Americans OK with police drones - private ownership, not so much: Poll
• Obama and Dalai Lama due at National Prayer Breakfast
• Obama, Dalai Lama share greetings at prayer event
• Texas jury selection to start for man charged with killing sniper Kyle
• Matt Bai: My problem with the Clinton Death Star
• Rap mogul Suge Knight returned to Los Angeles sheriff's custody
• How SUV ended up on tracks center of probe into deadly crash
• U.S. health insurer Anthem hit by massive cybersecurity breach
• Most New Jersey residents think Gov. Christie focused on own ambitions: poll
• Two students shot and wounded outside a Maryland high school
• What anti-vax parents get wrong about personal liberty
• Train carrying ethanol derails, one car caught fire in Iowa
• California lawmakers seek to end 'personal belief' vaccine exemptions
• NBC News' Brian Williams admits he wasn't on aircraft in Iraq
• Train carrying ethanol derails, catches fire in Iowa: report

Shooting reported at University of South Carolina's public health school Posted: 05 Feb 2015 11:05 AM PST (Reuters) - The University of South Carolina said shots were fired on Thursday at its public health school. In an online alert, the school, located in Columbia, South Carolina, told people to stay indoors and seek safe shelter. No other details were immediately available. (Reporting by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Will Dunham)

Five babies at suburban Chicago daycare center have measles: report Posted: 05 Feb 2015 10:16 AM PST Five babies at a suburban Chicago daycare center have been diagnosed with measles, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune, citing local health officials. Health officials are investigating the cluster of measles cases at KinderCare Learning Center in suburban Palatine, the Tribune report said.

Five charged in ID theft ring that bought Apple gift cards Posted: 05 Feb 2015 10:00 AM PST By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Five people accused of running an identity theft ring in the New York City area have been charged in a 394-count indictment with stealing personal information from hundreds of dental patients to buy Apple gift cards. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance on Thursday said the ring bought $700,000 worth of gift cards after fraudulently obtaining "instant credit" that Apple had offered online in conjunction with Barclays Plc's Barclaycard, and then used the cards to buy Apple products. The alleged ringleader was Devin Bazile, a former Apple sales associate. Prosecutors said he recruited Apple store employees to misuse names, addresses, birth dates and Social Security numbers that were stolen by defendant Annie Vuong from more than 250 patients at a Manhattan dental office, where she worked as a receptionist.

Brian Williams mercilessly mocked on Twitter Posted: 05 Feb 2015 09:44 AM PST The fallout begins for the NBC anchor who admitted to lying about being shot it in Iraq.

Florida governor embroiled in scandal at start of second term Posted: 05 Feb 2015 09:11 AM PST By Bill Cotterell TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - Republican Governor Rick Scott, off to a rocky start in his second term in office, faced an extraordinary meeting on Thursday with Florida's Cabinet in which he admitted botching the ouster of the state's top police administrator. Since his narrow victory over former Governor Charlie Crist in November, Scott has run into a series of controversies. In the past month, Scott was rebuked by the state Republican Party, which rejected his choice to lead the party and instead elected state Representative Blaise Ingoglia in an unheard-of snub for a newly re-elected governor. Last week, former state prisons director Michael Crews, who had been ousted by Scott, accused the governor of neglecting staff shortages and crumbling facilities in the Department of Corrections.

Two Philadelphia police officers charged with brutality of motorist Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:54 AM PST Two Philadelphia police officers were charged with aggravated assault and other criminal counts in an alleged assault on a motor scooter rider, a prosecutor said on Thursday. A grand jury brought the brutality charges against officers Sean McKnight and Kevin Robinson, finding they allegedly knocked Najee Rivera off his scooter and beat him with fists and batons in 2013, the Philadelphia district attorney said.

U.S. Supreme Court halts Texas execution of convicted killer Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:21 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold the execution of Texas death row inmate Lester Bower as it considers whether to hear his full appeal. Bower, sentenced to death for murdering four men in an aircraft hanger in 1983, was scheduled to be executed on Feb 10. (Reporting by Lawrence Hurley; Editing by Will Dunham)

Top Rand Paul aide working for Israeli PM reelection effort Posted: 05 Feb 2015 08:05 AM PST Vincent Harris, Rand Paul's digital strategist, is working for Netanyahu's campaign.

Massachusetts toddler dies after lice treatment goes awry Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:17 AM PST A central Massachusetts toddler died over the weekend after suffocating while undergoing a home treatment for head lice involving mayonnaise and a plastic bag, police said on Thursday. Police in Springfield, about 90 miles west of Boston, responded to the 18-month-old girl's home at about 3 p.m. on Saturday after receiving a 911 call that a child was not breathing, said department spokesman Sergeant John Delaney. The family had put the child to bed on Friday night with mayonnaise and a plastic bag on her scalp in an attempt to treat head lice, he said.

Police officer shot in Massachusetts, lockdown on Cape Cod Posted: 05 Feb 2015 07:00 AM PST Police in Bourne, Massachusetts, asked residents of part of the Cape Cod town to remain in their homes on Thursday morning while they cleared a home of explosive devices after a man shot three people including a police officer overnight, police said. The incident began around 2:12 a.m. on Thursday when police were called to respond to a double-shooting at a home, the Bourne Police said in a statement. Massachusetts State Police said the devices were suspected to be hoax threats.

Americans OK with police drones - private ownership, not so much: Poll Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:28 AM PST By Alwyn Scott NEW YORK (Reuters) - New rules on privately owned drones can't come fast enough for most Americans. Some 73 percent of respondents to a Reuters/Ipsos online poll released on Thursday said they want regulations for the lightweight, remote-control planes that reportedly have been involved in an increasing number of close calls with aircraft and crowds. People are also uneasy about potential invasions of privacy by drones carrying cameras or other devices. Forty-two percent went as far as to oppose private ownership of drones, suggesting they prefer restricting them to officials or experts trained in safe operation.

Obama and Dalai Lama due at National Prayer Breakfast Posted: 05 Feb 2015 06:12 AM PST Many wonder how the two leaders will interact during their first joint public event.

Obama, Dalai Lama share greetings at prayer event Posted: 05 Feb 2015 05:39 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama exchanged greetings at a religious event in Washington but did not meet directly. Both figures were at an annual prayer breakfast in Washington where Obama was scheduled to speak about the importance of religious freedom. Tibet's exiled spiritual leader also attended, seated at a table in the front row across from the president. Obama nodded and smiled at the Dalai Lama, waving after clasping his hands together in a bow-like gesture toward the Buddhist monk. ...

Texas jury selection to start for man charged with killing sniper Kyle Posted: 05 Feb 2015 04:18 AM PST By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - The first steps in jury selection are set to begin on Thursday in a Texas court for the man charged with murdering Chris Kyle, the former Navy SEAL whose best-selling autobiography was turned into the hit movie "American Sniper." About 800 residents of largely rural Erath County have been called as potential jurors in the trial of Eddie Ray Routh, 27, charged with murdering Kyle and his friend Chad Littlefield at a shooting range about 70 miles (112 km) southwest of Fort Worth on Feb. 2, 2013. Jury selection starts on Monday and opening arguments are planned for Feb. 11. Routh was arrested that day and has been jailed in Erath County on $3 million bond ever since. His court-appointed attorney, Warren St. John, said he will try to show that Routh was insane at the time of the incident, and therefore not guilty of murder.

Matt Bai: My problem with the Clinton Death Star Posted: 05 Feb 2015 03:30 AM PST The problem with the Clinton Death Star strategy — and the sense of entitlement that comes with it — is that a generation of influential Democrats seems to have lost touch with the anti-establishment impulse that brought them into politics in the first place.

Rap mogul Suge Knight returned to Los Angeles sheriff's custody Posted: 05 Feb 2015 02:59 AM PST (Reuters) - Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight was returned to the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Wednesday night, it said, after being hospitalized for medical treatment. Department spokesman Deputy Kelvin Moody said Knight was returned to custody around 9 p.m. He declined to describe the nature of Knight's treatment. Knight was taken to hospital on Tuesday shortly after pleading not guilty to murder and other charges over a fatal hit-and-run incident in Compton, California.

How SUV ended up on tracks center of probe into deadly crash Posted: 05 Feb 2015 01:20 AM PST VALHALLA, N.Y. (AP) — An investigation into what caused a fiery crash that killed a motorist and five rail riders is focusing on how a mother of three described by friends as safety conscious ended up between two crossing gates in her SUV as a commuter train barreled toward her.

U.S. health insurer Anthem hit by massive cybersecurity breach Posted: 04 Feb 2015 10:50 PM PST Health insurer Anthem Inc, which has nearly 40 million U.S. customers, said late on Wednesday that hackers had breached one of its IT systems and stolen personal information relating to current and former consumers and employees. The No. 2 health insurer in the United States said the breach did not appear to involve medical information or financial details such as credit card or bank account numbers. The information accessed during the "very sophisticated attack" did include names, birthdays, social security numbers, street addresses, email addresses and employment information, including income data, the company said. Anthem said that it immediately made every effort to close the security vulnerability and reported the attack to the FBI.

Most New Jersey residents think Gov. Christie focused on own ambitions: poll Posted: 04 Feb 2015 09:29 PM PST New Jersey residents are becoming increasingly skeptical of the motives of Governor Chris Christie and think he is more focused on his own political future than governing the state, according to a poll on Wednesday. Two-thirds of adults polled by Monmouth University said Christie put his political ambitions ahead of running New Jersey, up from 56 percent in a poll in September.

Two students shot and wounded outside a Maryland high school Posted: 04 Feb 2015 07:02 PM PST (Reuters) - Two students were shot and suffered non-life-threatening wounds outside a gym during a basketball game at Frederick High School in Maryland on Wednesday evening, local police and the school district said. All other students and staff were safe and the two injured students were receiving care, Frederick County Public Schools said in a tweet.

What anti-vax parents get wrong about personal liberty Posted: 04 Feb 2015 05:24 PM PST Asking others to bear the risk and cost of vaccination decisions is more akin to cowardice than to liberty.

Train carrying ethanol derails, one car caught fire in Iowa Posted: 04 Feb 2015 04:51 PM PST (Reuters) - Six railway cars carrying ethanol fuel derailed on Wednesday in a remote location north of Dubuque, Iowa, and at least one of them caught on fire, Canadian Pacific railway said. There were no injuries or fatalities in the 11:20 a.m. accident involving an eastbound 81-car freight train, said Jeremy Berry, spokesman for the railway. Berry said information on the crash was still preliminary as access to the location was difficult. He could not confirm reports in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald that three cars had caught on fire and three had fallen into the Mississippi River.

California lawmakers seek to end 'personal belief' vaccine exemptions Posted: 04 Feb 2015 04:35 PM PST By Dan Whitcomb and Michael Fleeman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Responding to an outbreak of measles that has infected more than 100 people, two California lawmakers said on Wednesday they would introduce legislation to end the right of parents in the state to exempt their children from school vaccinations based on personal beliefs. California public health officials say 92 people have been diagnosed with measles in the state, many of them linked to an outbreak that they believe began when an infected person from outside the country visited Disneyland in late December. We need to take steps to keep our schools safe and our students healthy," state Senator Ben Allen said in a written statement announcing the legislation he is co-sponsoring with fellow Democrat Richard Pan. The measure would make California the 33rd state to bar parents from opting out of vaccinations based on personal beliefs.

NBC News' Brian Williams admits he wasn't on aircraft in Iraq Posted: 04 Feb 2015 03:47 PM PST For many years the NBC Nightly News anchor has claimed he was aboard a U.S. Air Force helicopter that was hit by two rockets and grounded during the 2003 Iraq invasion. But after his latest iteration of the story prompted protest from soldiers, Williams admitted it wasn't true.

Train carrying ethanol derails, catches fire in Iowa: report Posted: 04 Feb 2015 02:59 PM PST (Reuters) - An 11-car train carrying ethanol derailed on Wednesday north of Dubuque, Iowa and three railcars were on fire and another three had fallen into the Mississippi River, the Dubuque Telegraph Herald reported. Two people who were on the train were safe and an area around the accident was evacuated as a precaution, but there were no homes close by, the newspaper said, citing fire and emergency personnel.

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