U.S. Top News: Eight months after massacre, Newtown students begin new school year

	Click to View in Browser 08/27/2013 Eight months after massacre, Newtown students begin new school year NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Students from Sandy Hook Elementary School, the site of a mass shooting that inflamed the U.S. debate on gun control, begin a new school year on Tuesday, eight months after the rampage that left 20 young students and six faculty and staff dead. Zimmerman lawyer to ask Florida to pay up to $300,000 in legal costs: report (Reuters) - George Zimmerman, whose acquittal in the shooting death of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin sparked protests across the United States, will ask Florida to pay up to $300,000 of his legal expenses, his attorney told the Orlando Sentinel on Monday. Missing U.S. teenager, fascinated with wilderness movie, found dead (Reuters) - The body of an Arizona teenager whose disappearance into the woods a week ago may have been inspired by a movie about a young man who died after venturing into the Alaskan wilderness has been found in Oregon. Sentencing looms for convicted Fort Hood gunman FORT HOOD, Texas (Reuters) - Tuesday could be the last chance for convicted gunman Major Nidal Hasan to tell a jury his version of the November 2009 shooting rampage that killed 13 people and wounded 31 others, many of them unarmed soldiers, at Fort Hood, Texas. Wildfire expected to burn deeper into Yosemite National Park (Reuters) - A wildfire raging in the northwest part of Yosemite National Park was expected to advance farther into the park on Tuesday and continue to threaten a reservoir that supplies most of San Francisco's water. Insight: Arkansas lawsuits test fracking wastewater link to quakes GREENBRIER, Arkansas (Reuters) - Tony Davis, a 54-year-old construction worker in central Arkansas, said he welcomed the boom in natural gas drilling that brought jobs and new businesses to his hometown starting about a decade ago. But that was before the earth shook. New Mexico's largest county to allow gay marriage after court ruling SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Same-sex marriages are now legal in New Mexico's most populous county and the city of Albuquerque, a court ruled on Monday, adding to recent victories for gays and lesbians seeking the right to wed statewide. Another San Diego worker files claim, saying mayor harassed her (Reuters) - A San Diego parks employee who says Mayor Bob Filner put her in a headlock and rubbed against her breasts at a public event this year filed a $500,000 battery and sexual harassment claim against the city on Monday, her attorney said. Holder pressed on U.S. drug agency use of hidden data evidence WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight Democratic senators and congressmen have asked Attorney General Eric Holder to answer questions about a Reuters report that the National Security Agency supplies the Drug Enforcement Administration with intelligence information used to make non-terrorism cases against American citizens. South Carolina Governor Haley announces re-election bid CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina's Republican Governor Nikki Haley announced her bid for re-election on Monday, railing against President Barack Obama's healthcare reform and touting her support of jobs and businesses. Related Video Breakingviews: Slim's KPN support looks cheap Time to stop shorting Peugeot - CEO Great Debate A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend