Anti-abortion activists seek dismissal of California privacy case
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Lawyers for two anti-abortion activists who secretly filmed a conference of abortion providers while pretending to work for a fetal-tissue procurement company asked a California judge on Wednesday to dismiss eavesdropping char…
Texas legislature approves measure against ‘sanctuary cities’
(Reuters) – The Republican-dominated Texas Senate on Wednesday approved a bill to punish so-called “sanctuary cities” that limit their cooperation with federal immigration agents, sending the measure to the governor who in a post on Twitter vowed to si…
Tony Alamo, Christian preacher convicted of child abuse, dies at 82 -reports
(Reuters) – Tony Alamo, a disgraced Christian preacher who closely controlled the lives of his followers in several states and who was convicted in 2009 of sexually abusing children, has died in prison at age 82, according to media reports.
El Salvador eyes tracking U.S. deportees to curb gangs
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador proposed new measures on Wednesday to track criminal deportees from the United States as part of a bid to keep violent street gangs known as “Maras” from expanding as U.S. President Donald Trump vows to kick them ou…
Tennessee, Iowa close to banning abortions after 20 weeks
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) – Two U.S. states drew closer on Wednesday to legislating tougher restrictions on abortion with both Iowa and Tennessee seeking governors’ signatures that would ban the procedure after 20 weeks.
SEC loses appeal in case challenging administrative law judges
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s request that it reconsider a ruling holding that its in-house administrative judges are not constitutionally appointed.
U.S. Navy to delay contract for planned frigate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy has decided to delay by a year until fiscal 2020 the awarding of a design and construction contract for a planned new frigate, according to congressional testimony on Wednesday by two Navy rear admirals.
Massachusetts man gets two years in prison for ‘Kung Fu Panda’ fraud
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man was sentenced on Wednesday to two years in prison after being convicted of trying to defraud DreamWorks Animation through a bogus copyright lawsuit claiming it stole the characters and story from him for its film …
Ohio lawmakers add budget provision that could open state parks to fracking
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio legislators took a step toward allowing fracking in state parks, adding a provision in a pending budget that would strip the governor of the ability to control the issuing of licenses for the oil and gas drilling practice tha…
FBI joins probe of bananas in nooses at Washington’s American University
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is helping American University investigate who hung bananas from nooses on the Washington campus after the school’s first black female student government president took office, the agency said …
