Trio pleads not guilty in New Jersey gun transport case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three Pennsylvania residents pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of attempting to drive an SUV loaded with weapons through a tunnel under the Hudson River into New York, a city with some of the strictest gun restrictions in the…
Pennsylvania man charged with abusing six Amish sisters
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man accused earlier this year of raping an underage Amish teenager after receiving her as a “gift” from her parents was charged on Monday with sexually abusing the victim’s five younger sisters, according to court records.
Exclusive: Abortion by prescription now rivals surgery for U.S. women
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American women are ending pregnancies with medication almost as often as with surgery, marking a turning point for abortion in the United States, data reviewed by Reuters shows.
Southwest Airlines’ union approves tentative agreement
(Reuters) – U.S. budget airline Southwest Airlines Co said on Monday that its flight attendants union voted to ratify a tentative agreement that the parties had reached in September.
Airbnb, New York in talks to resolve rental law lawsuit: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Airbnb Inc and New York state are in talks to resolve a lawsuit brought by the company challenging a law it says could expose it to significant penalties for advertising short-term apartment rentals, a person familiar with the matt…
Boy, 12, nabbed for suspected drunken driving in Austin, Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A 12-year-old Texas boy driving a car rammed into a pickup truck and a utility pole as he tried to evade police before his vehicle tipped over and he was taken into custody on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, authoritie…
A girl and her dog: top U.S. court mulls discrimination claim
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Not for the first time, a pooch named Wonder was left out in the cold on Monday, waiting outside the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices considered whether a Michigan school district can be sued for not letting a disabled girl tak…
Defendant in U.S. opioid kickback case claims constitutional right to smoke pot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. ex-pharmaceutical sales representative accused of paying kickbacks to induce doctors to write prescriptions for an opioid drug is asserting he has a constitutional right to continue smoking marijuana so he can remain clear…
Got bank? Election could create flood of marijuana cash with no place to go
October 31 (Reuters) – Although the sale of marijuana is a federal crime, the number of U.S. banks working with pot businesses, now sanctioned in many states, is growing, up 45 percent in the last year alone.
Fire at Ford Motor headquarters in Michigan, none injured
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said a fire at its headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan, on Monday did not injure anyone but caused the 1,500 employees based there to leave the 60-year-old building for the day.
