U.S. top court spurns Alabama death row inmate; Sotomayor outraged
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear a death row inmate’s challenge to Alabama’s execution method, prompting liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor to assert that the court should have considered whether the lethal injecti…
U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot snowballs past $400 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The expected jackpot in the U.S. lottery Powerball has surpassed $400 million for one of the few times in its history ahead of the next drawing on Wednesday night.
Washington memorials defaced by graffiti over holiday weekend
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three of Washington’s best-known monuments were defaced with graffiti over the Presidents Day weekend, the third major vandalism of memorials in the U.S. capital since 2013, a National Park Service spokesman said on Tuesday.
Jewish centers report bomb threats across United States
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Several Jewish community centers (JCC) across the United States were evacuated for a time on Monday after receiving bomb threats, the latest wave of threatened attacks against them this year, the national umbrella organization sai…
Uber hires ex-U.S. Attorney General Holder to probe sexual harassment
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to conduct a review of sexual harassment claims at the ride-hailing service made by a former employee.
Refugee claimants from U.S. strain Canada’s border resources
HEMMINGFORD, Quebec (Reuters) – Canadian police said on Monday they had bolstered their presence at the Quebec border and that border authorities had created a temporary refugee center to process a growing number of asylum seekers crossing from the Uni…
Passengers walk through JFK checkpoint without being screened: NBC
(Reuters) – Eleven passengers walked through a security checkpoint without being screened before apparently boarding planes at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday, national media reported.
California police officer fatally shot while investigating car accident
(Reuters) – A California police officer responding to a traffic accident in the Los Angeles area was fatally shot on Monday by a gang member who was involved in the collision, a law enforcement spokesman said.
Anti-Trump rallies crop up again on ‘Not My President’s Day’
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Renewed protests against U.S. President Donald Trump flared on the Presidents Day holiday on Monday, with grassroots activists vowing to take to the streets in dozens of cities in “Not My President’s Day” rallies.
U.S. conservatives cancel invitation for firebrand commentator
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A leading U.S. conservative conference rescinded its invitation to provocative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos and a publisher canceled his book deal on Monday after old internet videos of him recirculated in which he discusses pedop…
