FBI probes stabbing by Virginia man who yelled “Allah Akbar”: police
(Reuters) – The FBI is investigating a double stabbing by a Virginia man who shouted the Muslim phrase “Allah Akbar,” while authorities on Tuesday denied media reports that the attack may have been an attempted beheading.
Appeals court upholds Ohio law that shortens early voting
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld an Ohio law passed in 2014 that shortened the state’s early voting period and abolished a so-called Golden Week when residents could register and cast ballots in the same week.
Sandusky is innocent, deserves new trial, lawyer says
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (Reuters) – Convicted child molester Jerry Sandusky is innocent and should get a new trial, his defense lawyer told reporters following a three-day hearing in a Pennsylvania state court.
Florida announces Zika case hundreds of miles from Miami
CHICAGO/TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida officials on Tuesday announced the first case of Zika transmitted by mosquitoes in Pinellas County, located some 265 miles (425 km) from Miami, where the first locally transmitted U.S. cases were reported.
Monsanto beats cities’ lawsuits over San Francisco Bay pollution
(Reuters) – A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits in which the California cities of San Jose, Oakland and Berkeley sought to force agricultural company Monsanto Co to help pay for reducing PCB contamination to San Francisco Bay.
Civil rights groups accuse Arkansas city of running ‘debtors prison’
(Reuters) – Civil rights groups filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday accusing a small Arkansas city of running what they said amounted to a modern day debtors prison where a local court imposed inordinate fees on the poor and jailed them if they did not …
Former anchor says Fox News a ‘sex-fueled cult’ in harassment lawsuit
(Reuters) – A former Fox News anchor claims in a lawsuit that former network Chairman Roger Ailes, who resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment and is reportedly advising Republican presidential candidate Donald J. Trump, fueled a misogynistic cu…
Judge keeps new Kentucky state pension board in place
(Reuters) – Kentucky’s financially struggling pension system will move forward with an expanded governing board after a judge late on Monday temporarily ruled in favor of a reorganization ordered by Governor Matt Bevin.
Washington police veteran named interim chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A longtime deputy to outgoing Washington Police Chief Cathy Lanier has been named interim chief while the search is under way for her replacement, Mayor Muriel Bowser said on Tuesday.
Tropical Storm Gaston to become a Hurricane later Tuesday: NHC
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Gaston is expected to strengthen and become a hurricane later Tuesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory, adding that it was rapidly moving west-northwestward.
