Black Lives Matter protest Rio police violence ahead of Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – American activists from the Black Lives Matter movement marched with Brazilian partners through central Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, to protest police violence before the city hosts the first-ever Olympics in South America nex…
Colorado town finds no marijuana chemical in water, cancels restrictions
(Reuters) – A Colorado farming town on Saturday ended restrictions put on the local water supply this week after it warned residents to avoid drinking the town’s water because THC, the psychoactive agent in marijuana, was found in a feeder well.
Tropical Storm Darby nears Hawaii, emergency declared
(Reuters) – Tropical Storm Darby bore down on Hawaii on Saturday, prompting its governor to declare an emergency over a storm expected to make landfall with strong winds and heavy rain later in the day.
Kerry, on private travel to Nice, to visit American hurt in attack
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Nice on Saturday “on private business” and will visit an American still hospitalized after a truck driver deliberately plowed into a crowd in the city during Bastille Day celebrations last week…
Hornets co-owner hits out at All Star Game move
(Reuters) – Hornets co-owner Felix Sabates has blasted the NBA’s decision to move the 2017 All Star Game out of Charlotte, North Carolina due to its objections to a state law decried as discriminatory against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
Dallas police job applications surge after fatal ambush attacks
DALLAS (Reuters) – The Dallas Police Department, which was struggling to recruit officers, has seen a surge in job applications after the ambush shooting this month that killed five officers and brought global attention to the Texas city, officials sai…
Alaska’s top court rejects parental notice for abortions
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An Alaska law requiring doctors to notify the parents of girls under the age of 18 seeking an abortion violates the state’s constitution and cannot be enforced, the state’s top court ruled on Friday.
Virginia’s top court rules against move to restore felons’ voting rights
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – The Virginia Supreme Court ruled on Friday against Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe’s order restoring voting rights to more than 200,000 felons who completed their sentences, court documents show.
U.S. accuses three more of multimillion-dollar text message scam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Friday unveiled an indictment against three men for engaging in a multimillion-dollar scheme to defraud consumers by charging unsuspecting mobile phone users for unwanted text messages.
California governor signs bill to require registration of ‘ghost guns’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Friday a bill to require anyone planning to build a homemade firearm to first obtain a serial number for the weapon and submit to a background check, his office said in a statem…
