Man arrested over Los Angeles fire that killed five homeless people
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Four homeless people were found dead on Tuesday inside a burned-out office building near downtown Los Angeles, bringing to five the death toll from a fire a day earlier that led to the arrest of a man suspected of igniting the f…
U.S. Southern Baptists repudiate Confederate flag
(Reuters) – The U.S. Southern Baptist Convention adopted a resolution on Tuesday repudiating the Confederate battle flag as an emblem of slavery, marking the latest bid for racial reconciliation by America’s largest Protestant denomination.
Trump adds new twist to immigration proposals, but legal doubts persist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposal for suspending immigration from parts of the world with a history of terrorism could have a legal basis, but his assertion that it be part of a broader ban on Muslim immigrants makes it constitutionally untenable, legal scholars say.
California prosecutors have Stanford sexual assault judge removed from new case
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The California judge facing criticism over his sentencing of a former Stanford University swimmer convicted of sexual assault was removed on Tuesday from a new sexual assault case after complaints by prosecutors, officials sai…
One dead, 15 injured in bus crash near Washington: media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One Chinese tourist was killed and 15 people were injured on Tuesday when a shuttle-bus overturned on a highway in Northern Virginia, near Washington, D.C., the Washington Post reported.
Ex-Michigan lawmaker to stand trial; charges dismissed against another
(Reuters) – A Michigan judge on Tuesday dismissed charges against a former state representative, while ruling another lawmaker should stand trial after he tried to hide their extramarital affair, according to a prosecutor’s office spokeswoman.
Arizona woman charged with killing her three sons, youngest two months
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona mother who prosecutors say stabbed her three young sons to death and stashed their bodies in a bedroom closet in her north Phoenix home has been indicted on murder charges, according to an indictment made public on Tuesda…
Obama, Clinton scold Trump over proposed Muslim ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic President Barack Obama denounced Donald Trump for his proposed U.S. ban on Muslim immigrants on Tuesday, joining Hillary Clinton in portraying the Republican presidential candidate as unfit for the White House.
Armed man arrested en route to L.A. gay pride event charged
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 20-year-old Indiana man who was arrested on his way to a Los Angeles-area gay pride parade after police said they found guns and bomb-making chemicals in his car was charged on Tuesday with unlawful possession of an assault we…
U.S. court backs landmark Obama internet equal-access rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court upheld the Obama administration’s landmark rules barring internet service providers from obstructing or slowing down consumer access to web content on Tuesday, dealing a blow to big cable and mobile phone com…
