Texas border town sues over state law to punish ‘sanctuary cities’
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A small Texas town on the Mexico border filed suit in federal court on Tuesday seeking to throw out on U.S. constitutional grounds a new Texas law that aims to punish so-called “sanctuary cities.”
Prosecutors will not charge engineer in deadly 2015 Amtrak derailment
(Reuters) – Prosecutors will not file criminal charges in the 2015 derailment of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia that killed eight people and injured more than 180, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office said on Tuesday.
Pregnant lesbian couples sue Tennessee over ‘natural meaning’ law
(Reuters) – Four married lesbian couples expecting children have filed a lawsuit in Tennessee seeking to overturn a new state law that critics say could deny rights to same-sex couples by requiring strict adherence to terms such as “husband.”
Massachusetts judge overturns Hernandez’s murder conviction
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts judge on Tuesday overturned former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez’s conviction for murdering an acquaintance in 2013, granting his attorneys’ request since the athlete died before exhausting the appeal proc…
AeroVironment unveils palm-sized surveillance drone for U.S. military
(Reuters) – Drone-maker AeroVironment Inc unveiled a small four-rotor surveillance helicopter on Tuesday that can be carried in a small pouch and launched from the palm of a hand.
Fights erupt at Florida airport after Spirit flights canceled
(Reuters) – Spirit Airlines Inc passengers brawled in a Florida airport late on Monday after the budget carrier, which is in dispute with its pilots, canceled several flights.
U.S. anti-Muslim bias incidents increased in 2016, group says
BOSTON (Reuters) – When the Masjid Al-Kareem mosque in Providence, Rhode Island, received a threatening letter in November calling Muslims a “vile and filthy people,” its members were frightened enough they asked for and got extra police protection.
Colorado school cancels classes over threat after Trump piñata incident
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado high school canceled classes on Monday following an unspecified online threat, authorities said, days after a Spanish teacher there was suspended over allegations he allowed students to strike a piñata depicting President Donald Trump.
Some Chase branches in Seattle closed by protests over pipeline loans
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Native American leaders and climate activists protested at several Chase branches in Seattle on Monday, forcing them to close temporarily as demonstrators demanded the bank not lend to projects like the Keystone XL oil pipeline.
Owners of dead giant rabbit on United flight seek damages, probe
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The owners of a giant rabbit named Simon who was found dead after a United Airlines flight demanded on Monday that the airline pay damages, order an outside investigation and re-evaluate how it handles animals on flights.
