North Carolina asks Supreme Court to reinstate voter ID law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Carolina on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow a state law requiring voters to show identification to remain in effect for the Nov. 8 U.S. election despite an appeals court decision that the measure discriminates …
Man wanted in killing of Georgia police officer captured in Florida
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The suspect sought in the killing of a Georgia police officer was found hiding in the trunk of a car in Florida early on Monday after a 28-hour manhunt, police said.
Suspect questioned in New York slaying of Muslim imam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A suspect being questioned in the killing of a Muslim imam and his associate in New York City over the weekend was arrested on Monday on charges related to a hit-and-run traffic accident on the day of the murders, police officials …
Volkswagen, U.S. Justice Dept discuss settling criminal probe: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG and the U.S. Justice Department have held preliminary settlement talks about resolving a criminal probe into the automaker’s diesel emissions scandal, two sources briefed on the matter said.
Case dismissed against three Ohio men who spent 18 years in prison
(Reuters) – An Ohio judge on Monday dismissed murder charges against three men who faced retrial in a 1995 killing after serving 18 years in prison, winning an appeal and being released in 2015.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s heirs end Nobel medal dispute
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Martin Luther King Jr.’s heirs have agreed to end their legal fight over who owns the slain civil rights leader’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal, according to a court document filed on Monday that did not disclose if the item will be …
Family rescues Idaho girl from jaws of mountain lion
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Idaho wildlife managers on Monday praised family members who charged a mountain lion and rescued a young girl from the jaws of the animal which was attempting to drag her off for the kill.
Illinois families fight transgender access to school locker room
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A lawyer for dozens of families from a suburban Chicago high school district argued in court on Monday that students’ privacy was being violated at a school that allowed a transgender girl access to the girls’ locker room under an a…
Hedge fund manager used terminally ill patients for profit: SEC
(Reuters) – A hedge-fund manager paid terminally ill patients to use their names in a bond-buying scheme that generated $9.5 million in profits, a U.S. securities regulator said on Monday.
Texas judge tosses GM ignition-switch lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Texas judge has thrown out a lawsuit against General Motors from a woman who blamed a 2012 car crash on a faulty ignition switch that later prompted the company to recall 2.6 million vehicles.
