U.S. judge asked to expand order blocking Iraqis’ deportation
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union asked a U.S. judge on Saturday to expand an order that temporarily blocks the deportation of 114 Iraqis in Michigan, to cover Iraqis nationwide, according to a court filing.
Texas mother charged in deaths of toddlers left in hot car
(Reuters) – A Texas mother has been arrested for the deaths of her two toddlers who she said were left in a hot car to teach the older child a lesson while the woman smoked marijuana and took a nap, authorities said.
Florida block party shooting leaves one dead, four wounded
(Reuters) – Police said on Saturday they were searching for a suspect or suspects who fired gunshots at a large neighborhood block party in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in the early hours of the morning, killing one man and wounding four others.
U.S. Marine Corps to resume F-35 operations a day after suspension at Arizona base
(Reuters) – The U.S. Marine Corps said on Friday it resumed flight operations for Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35B fighter jets after temporarily suspended operations a day ago because of software problems.
Former Vanderbilt football player found guilty of rape
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A Tennessee jury on Friday found a former Vanderbilt University football player guilty of raping an unconscious female student in a teammate’s dormitory room in 2013.
Gunman in California UPS shooting targeted co-workers for slayings
(Reuters) – The UPS employee who shot three coworkers to death last week inside a United Parcel Service facility in San Francisco before killing himself appears to have singled out his victims deliberately, but a motive remains unknown, police said on …
Judge orders release of Uzbek suspect on terror charges
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Colorado on Friday ordered the release of a man who has been held for more than five years on charges of providing support to a suspected Islamic terror group in his native Uzbekistan.
At women-only salon in Brooklyn, Muslim-Americans prepare for Eid
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nevien Shehadeh, 19, was one of many Muslim women who chose Le’Jemalik Salon and Boutique in New York’s borough of Brooklyn on Friday to prepare for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
U.S. government narrows focus of counter-extremism program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced changes to a $10 million government grant program, narrowing its focus around efforts to combat Islamist extremism.
Reputed New York gangster released from prison at age 100
(Reuters) – John “Sonny” Franzese, a reputed underboss of the Colombo crime family, was released from a Massachusetts prison hospital on Friday at age 100, ending his tenure as the oldest inmate in a U.S. federal prison, his son and media reports said….
