Judge rejects bid by Polanski’s 1977 rape victim to end case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge on Friday rejected a request by the woman who was raped by director Roman Polanski 40 years ago to have the criminal case against him dismissed.
No sanctions for Detroit jail’s group strip searches: court
(Reuters) – The Wayne County jail in downtown Detroit is not liable to inmates who were subjected to group strip searches when the number of inmates awaiting processing made individual searches impractical, a federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
California mass killer spared death penalty over prosecutor misconduct
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California man convicted of the worst mass killing in Orange County history was spared the death penalty on Friday after a judge found that serious misconduct by prosecutors had violated his rights to a fair trial.
What’s in a name? Virginia school enters Confederate symbols battle
MANASSAS, Va. (Reuters) – In the northern Virginia county where Confederate general Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson earned his famous moniker, a battle has begun to remove his name from the local high school where it appears in large white letters on the re…
Three girls under 10 found slain in Maryland home
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three girls under 10 years of age were found slain on Friday in a Maryland home and police have launched an investigation into the killings, officials said.
Solar eclipse to be streamed live for first time, from balloons
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Next week’s solar eclipse will be streamed live online for the first time, from the vantage point of helium-filled balloons across the United States, providing the public with sky-high views as the moon blocks the sun.
Tillerson condemns racism, calls for national reconciliation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issued a forceful condemnation of “bigotry in all its forms” on Friday and called for national reconciliation as he promised to work toward making the government more racially diverse.
U.S. Court curbs power of police to seize cellphones
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday limited the ability of police to seize cell phones from homes of people suspected of crimes, ruling the prevelance of mobile devices did not mean police could assume a suspect had one when requesting a search …
Insys agrees to pay $4.5 million to resolve Illinois opioid lawsuit
(Reuters) – Insys Therapeutics Inc has agreed to pay $4.5 million to resolve a lawsuit by Illinois’ attorney general claiming it deceptively marketed a highly addictive fentanyl-based cancer pain drug for off-label uses.
Big city biotechs decamp for suburbs as property costs rise
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The biotech industry is facing high rents and tight lab space in Boston, New York and San Francisco, forcing companies into the suburbs in a sign the “live, work and play” movement into big cities may have hit a roadblock.
