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U.S. Top News: Colorado theater gunman coerced into incriminating statements, defense says

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10/22/2013
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Colorado theater gunman coerced into incriminating statements, defense says
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - Police coerced movie theater gunman James Holmes into talking about explosives found in his apartment after he shot 12 people to death, and those statements should be barred from his murder trial, defense lawyers argued in a Colorado courtroom on Monday.
Nevada student shoots teacher dead, wounds two before killing self
SPARKS, Nevada (Reuters) - A student armed with a semi-automatic handgun killed a math teacher and critically wounded two classmates before killing himself at his Nevada middle school on Monday, law enforcement officials said.
San Francisco commuter train service restarts after strike
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - San Francisco's commuter trains lumbered back into operation for the first time in five days early on Tuesday after union workers reached a tentative labor deal with management, ending a strike that paralyzed the nation's fifth-largest rapid transit network.
Man confesses to Missouri mosque and clinic fires, prosecutors say
(Reuters) - A Missouri man has confessed to twice trying to set a Planned Parenthood Clinic on fire and also admitted to setting a blaze that destroyed a mosque in the same town in 2012, federal prosecutors said in court documents filed on Monday.
Utah Boy Scouts leaders ousted after toppling ancient rock
(Reuters) - Two leaders of the Boy Scouts of America were ousted from their posts on Monday for knocking over a 170-million-year-old rock formation in a Utah state park in an incident that may result in criminal charges, state officials said.
New prosecutor to investigate Missouri rape case championed by hacking group
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A new prosecutor in Missouri will take over the investigation of an alleged sexual assault in the town of Maryville, a case that attracted national attention after it was publicized by the computer hacking group Anonymous.
One killed, two wounded in shooting on Las Vegas Strip
(Reuters) - A man who wanted his money back after paying to enter a Las Vegas nightclub shot three people, killing one, when the club management refused to make a refund, police said on Monday.
Protecting Detroit pensions may violate bankruptcy code: judge
DETROIT (Reuters) - The federal judge overseeing Detroit's bankruptcy filing called the city's pension funds "unsecured creditors" and stated that any special protections for them would violate federal bankruptcy law.
Second man charged in dry ice explosions at Los Angeles airport
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A second airport employee arrested in connection with three dry ice bombs planted at the Los Angeles International Airport was formally charged on Monday with possessing a destructive device near an airplane.
Singapore firm barred from U.S. contracts over bribery case: Navy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Singapore-based company involved in a U.S. Navy bribery scandal has been barred from doing business with the federal government and has had nine Navy contracts worth $205 million terminated for cause, a Navy official said on Monday.
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