Indiana Girl Scout shot on cookie outing recovering; sales surge

(Reuters) - The shooting this week of a 9-year-old Indianapolis girl who was on her way to deliver Girl Scout cookies has generated strong cookie sales for her troop as she recovers from her injury, a scout official said on Thursday.

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Michigan governor in hospital for treatment of blood clot

(Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was taken to an Ann Arbor hospital on Thursday morning for treatment of a blood clot in his leg and remains in good health and under a doctor's care, the governor's office said.

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Body of ex-NFL star Hernandez's alleged victim had wallet, keys: witness

FALL RIVER, Mass. (Reuters) - The man who Aaron Hernandez is charged with murdering had a wallet, cash and two sets of keys in his pockets when his body was found near the Massachusetts home of the former New England Patriots star, a police officer testified on Thursday.

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Former Connecticut police officer sentenced for beating suspect

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) - A former 12-year veteran Connecticut police officer caught on video tasering and kicking a Hispanic suspect in a city park was sentenced on Thursday to three months in prison for violating the suspect's civil rights.

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Army veteran charged with threatening U.S. Capitol shooting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Army veteran from Maryland who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder has been charged with threatening to shoot his wife and others at the U.S. Capitol building, prosecutors said on Thursday.

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Shooting reported at University of South Carolina's public health school

(Reuters) - The University of South Carolina said shots were fired on Thursday at its public health school.

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Ex-New York assemblyman convicted of federal bribery charges

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Democratic New York state Senator Malcolm Smith was found guilty on federal bribery charges on Thursday, authorities said, the latest conviction in a string of public corruption prosecutions that have roiled the state capital Albany.

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