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• Magnitude 5.4 quake hits Nevada, close to Las Vegas: USGS
• NY can ban 'Choose Life' license plates as DMV program upheld
• US, Cuba close round of talks with no embassy announcement
• Clinton got now-classified Benghazi info on private email
• Suspicious package prompts partial evacuation of NYC's Grand Central
• Calif. oil spill: Plains All American Pipeline's history of safety violations
• Suicide bomber in deadly attack on Shiite mosque in Saudi
• Suspect arrested in D.C. quadruple murder
• Washington state police officer shoots two men accused of stealing beer
• FBI arrests two suspected Islamic State recruits in California: NBC News
• South Korea court frees Korean Air "nut rage" executive
• Washington quadruple slaying suspect apprehended
• Suspect in Washington quadruple killing apprehended: police
• Claims of anti-Asian discrimination at Harvard reveal a long, complicated fight over affirmative action
• Shruggie emoticon makes guest appearance on Senate floor
• Grand jury indicts Baltimore police in death of Freddie Gray
• Exclusive: Lax biosecurity found on several Iowa bird flu farms
• Suit filed over South Carolina war memorial that separates dead by race

Magnitude 5.4 quake hits Nevada, close to Las Vegas: USGS Posted: 22 May 2015 12:36 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A magnitude 5.4 quake struck Nevada on Friday, close to the town of Helene, northeast of Las Vegas, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It said the quake, which was quite shallow at a depth of only 12 miles (19.4 km), was close to the border with Utah. The epicenter was located some 90 miles northeast (145 km) from Las Vegas. (Reporting by Sandra Maler; Editing by Eric Beech)

NY can ban 'Choose Life' license plates as DMV program upheld Posted: 22 May 2015 11:49 AM PDT A divided federal appeals court gave New York wide authority to regulate the content of custom license plates, and reversed a lower court ruling ordering the state to let an adoption advocacy group put the words "Choose Life" on its own plates. By a 2-1 vote, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the commissioner of the state Department of Motor Vehicles had "broad discretion" to decide which plates to permit, and did not violate the First Amendment free speech rights of the Children First Foundation in rejecting the "Choose Life" plates. Writing for the majority, Circuit Judge Rosemary Pooler said the content of custom plates was "private speech" and the plates themselves a "nonpublic forum." She said it followed that the DMV's uniform policy of excluding controversial, politically sensitive messages from plates, which the agency said stemmed from highway safety concerns, was "reasonable and viewpoint neutral, which is all that the First Amendment requires." The 2nd Circuit ruled as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide whether Texas violated the First Amendment by rejecting a custom plate bearing the Confederate flag, on concern the plate and others like it might offend people.

US, Cuba close round of talks with no embassy announcement Posted: 22 May 2015 10:26 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Cuba still have no agreement on re-establishing embassies.

Clinton got now-classified Benghazi info on private email Posted: 22 May 2015 10:10 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton received information on her private email server that has now been classified about the deadly attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi.

Suspicious package prompts partial evacuation of NYC's Grand Central Posted: 22 May 2015 08:49 AM PDT Police in New York evacuated commuters from Grand Central Terminal's lower level on Friday after receiving a report of a suspicious package at the height of the morning rush hour, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said. All trains into the major commuting hub were routed to the upper level tracks after the package was reported on the lower level at 8:45 a.m., said MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan.

Calif. oil spill: Plains All American Pipeline's history of safety violations Posted: 22 May 2015 07:59 AM PDT Critical eyes have uncovered that Plains All American Pipeline, which operates the pipeline that ruptured in Santa Barbara earlier this week, has a history of safety violations.

Suicide bomber in deadly attack on Shiite mosque in Saudi Posted: 22 May 2015 07:43 AM PDT A suicide bomber detonated an explosives vest during Friday weekly prayers at a Shiite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia, killing and wounding several people, officials said. The kingdom's Eastern Province has been hit by previous attempts by Sunni extremists to foment sectarian tensions with its large Shiite community, including a deadly shooting in November. The interior ministry said a suicide bomber detonated a bomb at the mosque in Shiite-majority Qatif, SPA news agency reported.

Suspect arrested in D.C. quadruple murder Posted: 22 May 2015 02:55 AM PDT Daron Dylon Wint is accused in the slayings of a wealthy family and their housekeeper.

Washington state police officer shoots two men accused of stealing beer Posted: 22 May 2015 12:49 AM PDT By Victoria Cavaliere SEATTLE (Reuters) - A police officer in the Washington state capital of Olympia shot and wounded two unarmed black men suspected of trying to steal beer from a supermarket on Thursday, law enforcement said, prompting protests in the city. The two brothers, aged 21 and 24, were hospitalized, one in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds, Olympia Police Chief Ronnie Roberts told a news conference. Officer Ryan Donald, who had been with the Olympia Police Department for three years, told authorities the men had no weapons but attacked him with a skateboard, and that he had issued a verbal warning before opening fire.

FBI arrests two suspected Islamic State recruits in California: NBC News Posted: 22 May 2015 12:01 AM PDT (Reuters) - The FBI has arrested two men in southern California, one at Los Angeles International Airport, suspected of attempting to travel abroad to join Islamic State, NBC News reported on Thursday. NBC, which cited anonymous law enforcement officials, said the two men were unarmed and never posed any threat to the public. The other man was arrested in Orange County. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller confirmed to Reuters that two men in those locations had been arrested following a joint terrorism task force investigation, but said further details could not be provided until charges were ...

South Korea court frees Korean Air "nut rage" executive Posted: 21 May 2015 11:28 PM PDT SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean court Friday suspended the prison term of the former Korean Air executive whose onboard "nut rage" tantrum delayed a flight last year, immediately ending her incarceration.

Washington quadruple slaying suspect apprehended Posted: 21 May 2015 09:34 PM PDT By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The suspect in the killing of a Washington businessman and three others found in a torched mansion last week has been taken into custody, police said late on Thursday. Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police said just before midnight local time that the man, identified as 34-year-old Daron Dylon Wint, had been apprehended. The bodies of businessman Savvas Savopoulos, his wife, son and housekeeper were found inside the multimillion dollar house in a neighborhood near Vice President Joe Biden's official residence after a fire that police called "very suspicious." Earlier on Thursday, Police Chief Cathy Lanier said Wint was believed to be in Brooklyn.

Suspect in Washington quadruple killing apprehended: police Posted: 21 May 2015 09:17 PM PDT (Reuters) - The suspect in the killing of a Washington businessman and three others found in a torched mansion last week has been taken into custody, police said late on Thursday. Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police said just before midnight that the man, identified as 34-year-old Daron Dylon Wint, had been apprehended. Police did not immediately provide additional details. (Reporting by Curtis Skinner in San Francisco; Editing by Michael Perry)

Claims of anti-Asian discrimination at Harvard reveal a long, complicated fight over affirmative action Posted: 21 May 2015 06:21 PM PDT Does one of the nation's most prestigious universities really have a racially biased admissions process, or are the organizers behind such a claim merely pushing a larger, more controversial agenda?

Shruggie emoticon makes guest appearance on Senate floor Posted: 21 May 2015 04:58 PM PDT

Grand jury indicts Baltimore police in death of Freddie Gray Posted: 21 May 2015 02:46 PM PDT (Reuters) - A grand jury has returned charges against six Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, Baltimore City State Attorney Marilyn Mosby told a news conference on Thursday. Gray, 25, died on April 19 of injuries suffered while in police custody and Mosby had filed charges against the six officers early this month. They will be arraigned on July 2, Mosby said. (Reporting by Ian Simpson in Washington and Scott Malone in Boston; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Exclusive: Lax biosecurity found on several Iowa bird flu farms Posted: 21 May 2015 02:30 PM PDT By Tom Polansek and P.J. Huffstutter IRETON, IOWA/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Measures to control the worst bird flu outbreak in U.S. history are not being enforced at several farms at its epicenter in northwestern Iowa, potentially increasing the risks that the disease could spread further, spot checks by Reuters show. In visits to six affected sites in Iowa last week, a Reuters reporter found procedures at three in Sioux County did not comply with USDA or state protocols for restricting access to infected sites, providing protective gear to workers and cleaning the wheels of vehicles leaving the sites.     Burke Healey, the USDA's national incident commander coordinating response to the bird flu, said he was concerned about the findings of lax biosecurity in Iowa after hearing about them from Reuters.

Suit filed over South Carolina war memorial that separates dead by race Posted: 21 May 2015 02:12 PM PDT By Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - Five veterans have sued South Carolina for the right to replace bronze plaques on a public memorial that separate those who died in the country's two world wars under the headings of "white" and "colored." "We just did not think it was appropriate to honor those who died for our country in such a segregationist fashion," said attorney Clarence Rauch Wise, who sued on behalf of the veterans in Greenwood, South Carolina. The Greenwood memorial was erected in 1929 to honor local residents who died in World War One and was later updated to add World War Two dead. The law was intended to protect a new monument to the Confederate dead on the State House grounds.

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