Firm settles Massachusetts probe over anti-abortion ads sent to phones
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts advertising agency has agreed not to use location technology to target women entering clinics that offer abortion with smartphone ads with messages including “You Have Choices,” state officials said on Tuesday.
NCAA again weighing North Carolina as host after bathroom law repeal
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – The National Collegiate Athletic Association said on Tuesday it will again consider allowing North Carolina to host championship games after the state replaced a law it deemed discriminatory against lesbian, gay, bisexua…
New Jersey teen pleads guilty in foiled plot to kill Pope
(Reuters) – A New Jersey teen has pleaded guilty to participating in a plot to try to kill Pope Francis in 2015 during a public Mass in Philadelphia, according to a statement by federal prosecutors.
Pennsylvania man who eluded manhunt goes on trial in trooper ambush
MILFORD, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania prosecutors showed jurors graphic images of a police officer moments after he was fatally shot in a 2014 sniper attack, during opening statements on Tuesday in the murder trial of survivalist Eric Frein.
Massachusetts challenges immigration detention in state court
BOSTON (Reuters) – The state of Massachusetts on Tuesday asked its top court to find that state authorities lack the authority to detain illegal immigrants who come in contact with the legal system to buy time for federal authorities to take them into …
Denver choking death reported linked to doughnut-eating contest
DENVER (Reuters) – A 42-year-old Denver man choked to death while taking part in an eating contest that requires participants to consume a half-pound doughnut in less than two minutes, authorities and media said on Monday.
California Senate approves bill curbing police immigration enforcement
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – The California Senate approved legislation on Monday to restrict police agencies statewide in assisting federal efforts to deport illegal immigrants, after the bill was amended to give local law enforcement more leeway in…
Justice Department asks for 90 days to review agreement with Baltimore
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Monday asked a federal court for 90 days to review an agreement reached with Baltimore for the city to enact a series of police reforms in how officers use force and transport prisoners, court documents showed…
Harrison Ford not disciplined by U.S. agency for pilot mishap
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Harrison Ford, the daring space pilot of “Star Wars” fame, will get to keep flying airplanes in real life after federal officials closed a probe of his latest aviation mishap near Los Angeles without fines or other discipl…
U.S. court approves lawsuit against Germany over claims of Nazi art theft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge has allowed a lawsuit to proceed against Germany over claims of the Nazi-era theft from Jewish dealers of a celebrated collection of gilded medieval art treasures.
