Homeowners sue California’s Fresno, saying lead in water supply
(Reuters) – Five homeowners filed a lawsuit against Fresno, California on Friday, accusing the city of letting dangerous levels of lead and other toxins into the water supply and failing to alert the public of the potential danger, local media reported…
Images of allegedly overdosed couple in Ohio with boy in car go viral
(Reuters) – Pictures taken by a small-town Ohio police department showing a couple allegedly overdosed on heroin in their car, the woman’s son ignored in the back, circulated widely on social media on Friday as evidence of an epidemic in use of the dru…
Appeals Court blocks Kansas, Alabama, Georgia on voter ID rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Court of Appeals on Friday blocked an effort by Alabama, Georgia and Kansas for voters to furnish proof of citizenship when registering at the polls, which opponents say disenfranchises voters, especially minorities.
California nears adoption of energy-saving rules for computers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California regulators moved a step closer on Friday to the first mandatory U.S. energy efficiency standards for computers and monitors, gadgets that account for 3 percent of home electric bills and 7 percent of commercial power …
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.
