‘Bloody Sunday’ anniversary sparks squabble in Selma, Alabama
(Reuters) – Two separate plans to commemorate the 1965 voting rights march known as “Bloody Sunday” have put city officials in Selma, Alabama, at odds with the group behind walks on the bridge where police attacked activists 51 years ago.
Death penalty moves in Florida, Alabama after Supreme Court ruling
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – The impact of a recent Supreme Court ruling on the death penalty reverberated in two states on Thursday, as Florida legislators rewrote their capital punishment sentencing rules and an Alabama judge declared a similar law uncons…
Missouri man admits to attempted fire bombing of congressman’s office
(Reuters) – A Missouri man on Thursday pleaded guilty to trying to fire-bomb the local office of Missouri U.S. Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver using two bottles filled with charcoal lighter fluid, prosecutors said.
New York state’s ‘tampon tax’ targeted in class-action suit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state’s “tampon tax” reflects a double standard that applies the sales tax to menstrual products used by women while exempting items typically used by men, such as Rogaine and condoms, according to a class-action lawsuit f…
Kentucky governor sues to close abortion clinic
(Reuters) – Kentucky’s Republican Governor Matt Bevin has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to close an abortion clinic in Lexington, saying it was operating without a license.
Uber teams with Florida city on public transit test
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida city is testing whether it can save millions of dollars in road-building and other public transportation expenses by subsidizing the cost of rides with Uber Technologies Inc.
Michigan governor issues appeal over Flint funds denial
(Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has urged federal officials to reconsider their denial for funds to help deal with the crisis caused by lead-contaminated water in the city of Flint, his office said on Thursday.
Judge orders release of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s autopsy results
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Autopsy results for Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, will be made public after a Georgia judge on Thursday ordered the report to be unsealed.
A flawed visionary, McClendon ignited shale revolution, courted controversy
(Reuters) – Aubrey McClendon, the oil and gas entrepreneur whose outsized ambition and high tolerance for risk made him a leading figure in the American energy revolution, died after crashing his car into a concrete wall on Wednesday in Oklahoma City. …
Ohio man who ate roommate’s brain denied parole for sixth time
(Reuters) – An Ohio man who killed his roommate and ate part of his brain almost 40 years ago was denied parole for the sixth time, prison officials said on Thursday.
