Exclusive: Most Americans support torture against terror suspects – poll
(Reuters) – Nearly two-thirds of Americans believe torture can be justified to extract information from suspected terrorists, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, a level of support similar to that seen in countries like Nigeria where militant attacks ar…
Supreme Court sympathetic to property owner in wetlands dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared likely to rule that property owners can challenge the federal government in court over the need for permits under a national water protection law in a case involving a company’s plans …
Washington Monument reopens after elevator malfunction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Washington Monument reopened on Wednesday after inspection of the elevator, which had halted the previous day stranding more than two dozen visitors, the National Park Service said.
After iPhone unlocking, Americans should still expect privacy: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The American people should “absolutely” still have confidence in their personal privacy despite the government’s success in unlocking an Apple iPhone belonging to a shooter in the San Bernardino, California, killings, the White H…
Newark police to revamp stop-and-frisk in civil rights accord
NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) – Police in Newark, New Jersey, will institute sweeping reforms to resolve allegations of widespread civil-rights violations under the supervision of a federal monitor, U.S. and city officials announced on Wednesday.
California judge delays Cosby’s deposition in sex abuse lawsuit
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Reuters) – A California judge on Wednesday delayed a deposition of comedian Bill Cosby that had been scheduled for next week in a sex abuse lawsuit to avoid any interference with a criminal case against Cosby in Pennsylvania.
Unappealing legal strategy: Boston man charged with forging verdict slip
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Boston man who was convicted in 2014 of stealing a laptop from his law school but spent no time in prison could be looking at 20 years behind bars after prosecutors charged him with tampering with the verdict slip from his trial.
U.S. states to dissolve cancer charities accused of misusing funds
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two cancer charities accused of misusing $75 million in donations for Jet Ski outings, dating website subscriptions and other personal spending are being dissolved, attorneys general for all 50 U.S. states said on Wednesday.
U.S. court halts execution of Texas man who killed his daughters
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court halted the execution planned for Wednesday of a Texas a man who killed his two daughters at his Dallas apartment while the girls’ mother listened on the phone, hearing the gunshots and her children’s screa…
Virginia governor vetoes religious protection bill
(Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed ministers and others refuse to marry gay couples because of their religious beliefs.
