After protests, U.S. halts North Dakota pipeline near tribal lands
WASHINGTON/BISMARCK, North Dakota (Reuters) – The Obama administration stepped into a dispute on Friday over a planned oil pipeline in North Dakota that has angered Native Americans, appealing for calm while blocking construction on federal land and as…
Chelsea Manning announces hunger strike over treatment in prison
(Reuters) – U.S. soldier Chelsea Manning, serving a 35-year prison term for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, said on Friday that she would refuse to eat until given help for her gender dysphoria and “treated with dignity, respect and humanity” by…
Wisconsin appeals overturned conviction in ‘Making a Murderer’ case
(Reuters) – Wisconsin on Friday appealed a federal judge’s ruling to overturn the conviction of one of two Wisconsin men serving life sentences for the 2005 slaying of a freelance photographer in a case spotlighted in the popular Netflix television doc…
Lawsuit over NYC Marathon lottery is settled
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Marathon organizers on Friday settled a lawsuit by runners who said their use of a lottery, in which nonrefundable fees were charged, to decide who gets to race was illegal.
Wisconsin girl in stabbing attack in Slenderman case changes plea
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – One of the two Wisconsin girls accused of attacking a classmate to please a fictional character named Slenderman changed her plea to not guilty due to mental illness on Friday, according to court records.
Seven officers to face charges in Oakland, Calif. police sex scandal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Seven current and former San Francisco Bay Area law enforcement officers will face charges in connection with a sex scandal that has rocked the Oakland Police Department, prosecutors said on Friday.
Texas mattress store closes after ‘disgusting’ 9/11 sale video
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas mattress store that used bedding to stage a mock collapse of New York City’s Twin Towers in an ad for a Sept. 11 sale on Friday said it was closing after facing a barrage of criticism that described the pitch as tastel…
New Jersey man gets new trial in Clementi cyberbullying case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey appeals court on Friday threw out the conviction of a former Rutgers University student who used a webcam to record his roommate kissing another man, leading the roommate to commit suicide.
North Carolina man arrested for lying about clown sighting
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A North Carolina man who told police someone dressed as a clown had knocked on his window at night landed in jail on Friday after admitting he fabricated the story, the latest twist in a string of such reported sightings…
U.S., California reach deal on education for English learners
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government said it reached a deal on Friday with California education authorities to ensure language instruction opportunities for the roughly 1.4 million students learning English in the state’s public schools.
