Louisiana officers in black man’s shooting will not be charged: newspapers
BATON ROUGE, La. (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department will not charge two white police officers who fatally shot a black man at close range in Louisiana last year, sparking nationwide protests, the New York Times and Washington Post reported on Tues…
NSA collected Americans’ phone records despite law change: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency collected more than 151 million records of Americans’ phone calls last year, even after Congress limited its ability to collect bulk phone records, according to an annual report issued on Tuesday…
Clinton says Comey’s letter, Russian hackers cost her the election
(Reuters) – Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday she was on the path to victory in the 2016 presidential election until late interference by Russian hackers and FBI Director James Comey scared off some potential supporters.
Cleveland police union to sue toy gun producers: media
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland’s police union will file a lawsuit in the coming months against toy gun manufacturers, an attempt to restrict production of realistic designs like the one a child was playing with before he was fatally shot by officers i…
Some New York Penn Station train tracks to be closed for weeks for repairs: document
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amtrak is planning to close some tracks for weeks and months at a time as it undertakes repairs at New York’s congested Pennsylvania Station, the site of recent derailments that disrupted travel for hundreds of thousands of commute…
Florida LGBT rights push reflects changing times
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – A Republican, a Democrat and a lobbyist for leading businesses in Florida huddled this spring at the state Capitol, mapping out the next move in a campaign to enact the first statewide LGBT anti-discrimination law in the U…
Kansas City Archdiocese shows Girl Scout troops the door
(Reuters) – The Archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas, is banning Girl Scout troops from meeting in its parishes because “they are no longer a compatible partner” in promoting a Catholic lifestyle.
Suspect in Texas university stabbings to be charged with murder
(Reuters) – The man accused of killing one person and wounding three others at the University of Texas at Austin has a history of mental health problems and will be charged with murder, police said on Tuesday.
Same-sex couple can seek damages from Kentucky clerk: U.S. appeals court
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a damages lawsuit against Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who in 2015 refused to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples because it conflicted with her Christian beliefs.
Conservationists sue to halt fracking in Ohio’s only national forest
(Reuters) – Four conservation groups on Tuesday sued the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management in an attempt to halt fracking plans in a portion of Ohio’s only national forest.
