Ronald Wagenhoffer, a building inspector who approved construction at a four-story building that collapsed, killing six people last week, committed suicide, city officials confirmed on Thursday. Wagenhoffer was the last city official to check on construction at the building, and reportedly did not find any violations during his inspection on May 14.
Turkey's prime minster issued a "final warning" to protesters on Thursday, demanding that they end their occupation of a park next to Istanbul's landmark Taksim Square. Prime Minister Erdogan also rejected a condemnation by the European Parliament over the his government's reportedly excessive us of force by riot police against demonstrators.
In his first congressional testimony since disclosure of the secretive programs, the director of the National Security Agency gave a forceful defense of spy operations that have stirred fears of government snooping and violations of privacy rights
Attorneys trying to seat a jury in George Zimmerman's trial for shooting an unarmed teen stopped questioning a man in his 20s Wednesday after he gave answers that indicated he would not be impartial, the Associated Press reported. The juror, known as "R-39," said that "murder is murder," even if it's self-defense.
