Supreme Court backs Arizona policeman accused of excessive force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday sided with an Arizona police officer in a case testing the constitutional limits for the use of force, throwing out a lawsuit brought against him by a woman he shot four times in her driveway whil…
‘Affluenza’ Texan, who killed 4 driving drunk, released from jail
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A Texan who was dubbed the “affluenza teen” was released from jail on Monday after serving nearly two years for killing four people while driving drunk and later fleeing to Mexico with his mother, law enforcement officials…
Supreme Court rejects anti-abortion activists’ undercover video cases
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by anti-abortion activists to win the release of videos they surreptitiously recorded at meetings of abortion providers.
Trump calls for Congress to pass border legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump renewed calls for Congress to pass immigration legislation on Monday, one day after saying he would not consider a deal to protect young immigrants.
Oklahoma teachers walk off job over pay, shut schools statewide
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma teachers walked off the job on Monday, closing schools statewide as they demanded salary rises for some of the lowest-paid educators in the United States and more funds for a school system reeling from a decade of bud…
Trump renews call for Congress to pass border legislation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called on Congress to pass immigration legislation, one day after saying he would not consider a deal to protect young immigrants and terminate a trade deal with Mexico if they did not do mor…
Oklahoma teachers to walk off job over pay, shut schools statewide
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma teachers plan to walk off the job on Monday and close schools statewide, demanding pay rises for some of the lowest-paid educators in the country and more funds for a school system reeling from a decade of budget cuts…
‘Affluenza’ Texan, who killed four driving drunk, to be released
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A Texan who was dubbed the “affluenza teen” is due to be released from jail on Monday after serving nearly two years for killing four people while driving drunk and later fleeing to Mexico with his mother.
Four charged with trading on U.S. health agency leaks face trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Washington political consultant, a federal government employee and two former partners at an investment advisory firm are set to face trial on Monday on federal charges that they ran an insider trading scheme based on leaks from …
Deadly car wreck off California cliff may have been intentional
(Reuters) – The sports utility vehicle (SUV) that plunged off a Northern California cliff into the Pacific Ocean last week, killing a family of eight, may have been driven off the coastal highway intentionally, police said late Sunday.
