Man escapes car dangling on Malibu cliff, only to be hit by bus
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man who nearly drove his sports utility vehicle over a cliff in the posh beach front community of Malibu managed to escape his dangling car unharmed, only to be hit by a passing bus as he stumbled away from the wreckage, polic…
Supreme Court rejects conservative challenge in voting rights case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Monday upheld the method all 50 states use in drawing legislative districts by counting every resident and not just eligible voters, rejecting a conservative challenge that could have given more …
U.S. judge approves BP civil settlement with U.S. government over 2010 spill
HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Judge Carl Barbier granted final approval on Monday to BP Plc’s civil settlement over its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill after it reached a deal in July 2015 to pay up to $18.7 billion in penalties to the U.S. government and fiv…
Despite race views, Princeton to keep President Wilson’s name
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Princeton University will keep former U.S. President Woodrow Wilson’s name on campus buildings despite student complaints about his segregationist beliefs, the Ivy League school said on Monday, while also announcing new diversity e…
Colombian in drug, uranium plots gets 12 years in U.S. prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Colombian who pleaded guilty to U.S. narcotics charges stemming from a probe that began with him trying to help a paramilitary group get uranium for a “dirty bomb” to attack the U.S. embassy in Bogota was sentenced to 12 years in…
Boxing champ Broner surrenders to Ohio police on assault charges
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Boxing champion Adrien Broner surrendered to law enforcement in Cincinnati on Monday after a warrant for his arrest on two felony charges stemming from a bowling alley altercation was issued last month, the Hamilton County prosecutor’s office said.
Virginia governor vetoes bill to label books ‘sexually explicit’ in schools
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Monday vetoed a bill that would force schools to identify materials as “sexually explicit,” a measure prompted by objections to Toni Morrison’s novel “Beloved.”
New York’s Cuomo signs two-tier minimum wage law in push for state-wide $15/hour
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed into law a minimum wage increase that takes a two-tier approach, setting a higher $15 per hour minimum for New York City and its environs and a lower legal minimum for less-costly are…
Prosecutors in Freddie Gray case seek testimony from another officer
(Reuters) – Maryland prosecutors want to force a second police officer charged in the death of a black detainee to testify against another officer, a court filing made available on Monday said.
Police shootings in Chicago have dropped in past year
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago police shot people in four incidents in the first three months of 2016, marking a drop in police shootings in the second-largest U.S. city at a time of national outcry over police use of lethal force.
