Suspect in Oregon train stabbings indicted for murder
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon grand jury on Tuesday returned a 15-count indictment against an ex-convict accused of harassing two African-American girls, one wearing a Muslim head scarf, then stabbing three men who intervened, killing two of the…
Man charged with threats to Jewish groups to plead guilty: U.S. prosecutor
(Reuters) – A former U.S. journalist is expected to plead guilty to a cyberstalking charge related to making bomb threats against Jewish organizations in the United States in a plot to get revenge against his ex-girlfriend, prosecutors said in letter f…
Woman pepper-sprayed at UC Berkeley protest sues university, police
(Reuters) – A woman who says she was pepper-sprayed by protesters demonstrating against a planned appearance by a right-wing speaker in February has sued the University of California at Berkeley for infringing on her First Amendment free speech rights….
Michigan State football players charged with sexual assault
(Reuters) – Three Michigan State University football players were charged on Tuesday with sexual assault in the latest incident in a mushrooming problem on U.S. college campuses.
Georgia investigating spate of opioid painkiller overdoses
(Reuters) – Dozens of overdoses and four deaths in central and southern parts of Georgia appear to be linked to potentially lethal substances in opioid painkillers sold on the street, state public health and law enforcement officials said on Tuesday.
Anthem to leave Ohio’s Obamacare insurance market in 2018
(Reuters) – Anthem Inc, which has urged Republican lawmakers to commit to paying government subsidies for the Obamacare individual health insurance system, on Tuesday announced it would exit most of the Ohio market next year.
Retired military brass urge U.S. to lead world on clean energy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States must lead in the global transition to clean energy or risk losing influence in South Asia and Africa, a coalition of retired U.S. generals and admirals said in a report released on Tuesday.
U.S. soccer greats cheer Nebraska girl barred after mistaken as boy
(Reuters) – Pixie haircuts may be the new rage on the girl’s soccer field now that superstar Mia Hamm cheered an 8-year-girl whose Nebraska team was booted from a tournament after officials insisted she was a boy.
New York City curb on sex shops is constitutional -NY top court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City may enforce a 2001 law to reduce the number of bookshops, dancing clubs and video stores offering sexual content, without violating owners’ First Amendment rights, New York State’s highest court ruled unanimously on T…
Amal and George Clooney welcome boy and girl twins
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Amal Clooney on Tuesday gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, the first children for the international human rights lawyer and her movie star spouse.
