Illinois lawmakers pass $600 million university stopgap
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ cash-starved public universities and community colleges won a temporary financial reprieve on Friday after the state legislature approved a $600 million funding plan.
FBI paid more than $1.3 million to break into San Bernardino iPhone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said on Thursday the agency paid more to get into the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters than he will make in the remaining seven years and four months he has in his …
Charges cleared against man convicted of 1957 Illinois murder
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An Illinois man who was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old girl in 1957 was cleared of charges on Friday.
Oklahoma lawmakers approve bill to revoke licenses of abortion doctors
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma bill that could revoke the license of any doctor who performs an abortion has headed to the governor, with opponents saying the measure in unconstitutional and promising a legal battle against the cash-strapped sta…
Hearing set in lawsuit against CIA interrogation program architects
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Attorneys for two former military psychologists who developed the CIA’s Bush-era interrogation program will ask a federal court in Washington state on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit brought by former prisoners who claim they were tortu…
U.S. conservative group boycotts Target over transgender policy
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The conservative American Family Association is urging its members to boycott Target Corp for the retailer’s decision to allow transgender employees and customers to use bathrooms that correspond with their gender identity.
Michigan Uber driver ruled competent to stand trial for shooting spree
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (Reuters) – A Michigan judge ruled on Friday that an Uber driver who was charged with killing six people in a shooting spree in Kalamazoo in February was competent to stand trial.
Tiger on the loose captured in Texas, hunt is on for owner
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A young female tiger found wandering with a leash and collar around a north Houston suburb was captured on Thursday and police were searching for whoever let the predator out among the public.
‘Purple Rain’ superstar Prince, 57, dies at U.S. studio complex
(Reuters) – Prince, the innovative pop superstar whose songwriting and eccentric stage presence electrified fans around the world with hits including “Purple Rain” and “When Doves Cry,” died on Thursday in Minnesota. He was 57.
Gunshots on a New Orleans bridge, and the decade-long road to justice
(Reuters) – Years before Black Lives Matter protesters roiled the streets of Ferguson and Baltimore, police officers in New Orleans killed two residents and maimed four others on a small bridge on the first Sunday after Hurricane Katrina.
