Possession of small amounts of narcotics now minor offense in Oregon
(Reuters) – Possession of small quantities of narcotics like heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine are no longer felonies in Oregon under a measure signed into law by Governor Kate Brown, who said on Wednesday that it undoes laws that had unfairly target…
Maryland judge reaffirms life sentences for D.C. sniper Malvo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six life sentences for a man convicted in a deadly Washington area sniper spree when he was 17 have been allowed to stand after a Maryland judge found that he had not been given mandatory life terms, which the U.S. Supreme court …
‘Whose Streets?’ spotlights diverging narratives of Ferguson
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – While America confronts the aftermath of protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, the story behind an incident that contributed to racial tensions in the United States is the subject of the newly released documentary “Whose Street…
U.S. ends program for Central American minors fleeing violence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security terminated a program on Wednesday that allowed minors fleeing violence in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to settle in the United States, ending travel hopes for more than 2,700 children…
Violence prompts U.S. Congress to discuss militant threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional panel next month will hold a hearing on violent extremism, including threats from domestic militants, following a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that turned deadly.
New York Times editor testifies in Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit
(Reuters) – The editor of the New York Times editorial board on Wednesday took the witness stand in a lawsuit filed by former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who claims that a June editorial in the paper defamed her by linking her to a 2011 ma…
U.S. civil rights group sues Nebraska prisons for overcrowding
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union sued the Nebraska state prison system on Wednesday to remedy what it says is overcrowding that has fueled riots, assaults and created unconstitutional conditions for prisoners.
U.S. too slow to require rear seat belt warnings, lawsuit says
(Reuters) – A new lawsuit accuses the U.S. government of being too slow to implement rules requiring that rear seat vehicle passengers be warned when they fail to buckle their seat belts.
U.S. court rules Arkansas can block Planned Parenthood funding
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday reversed a ruling that prevented Arkansas from cutting off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood following the release of controversial videos secretly recorded by an anti-abortion group.
Black banker sues Goldman Sachs for racial discrimination
(Reuters) – A black banker in Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s personal wealth management unit filed a lawsuit on Wednesday accusing the firm of steering top clients to her white colleagues and denying her promotions because of her race.
