U.S. Supreme Court takes up Puerto Rico bribery case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a former Puerto Rico state senator’s claim that he cannot be retried on corruption charges involving a trip to Las Vegas to watch a boxing bout after his original conviction was…
Georgia governor to veto religious protection seen as anti-gay
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said on Monday he will veto a so-called religious freedom bill passed by the state legislature that has drawn national criticism for discriminating against same-sex couples.
Alaska volcano erupts with massive ash cloud, diverting flights
(Reuters) – A volcano on the Alaska Peninsula erupted with little advanced warning over the weekend, spewing an ash cloud up to 20,000 feet (6,096 meters) high that prompted aviation warnings across the region, scientists said on Monday.
Decision on charges in Minneapolis police killing expected this week
(Reuters) – A decision on whether to charge two Minneapolis police officers in the shooting death of a 24-year-old black man last November is expected this week, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office said on Monday.
Mother Angelica, nun who founded cable tv religious network, dead at 92
(Reuters) – Mother Angelica, a soft-spoken nun who dispensed homespun religious and life advice for years on television after founding a cable network, died on Sunday aged 92, officials and religious leaders said.
Two additional U.S. citizens confirmed killed in Brussels attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two more U.S. citizens have been confirmed killed in last week’s Brussels suicide bombings, a State Department official said on Sunday, bringing the death toll for Americans to four.
Chicago mayor rejects board’s picks for police chief
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has rejected three finalists for the job of police superintendent, his office said on Sunday, and local media said he would appoint a veteran black officer in the interim to lead a force rocked by charges …
Chicago teenager who appeared in anti-violence video wounded by gunfire
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago teenager who appeared in an award-winning anti-violence video was in critical condition in a hospital on Sunday after he was shot in the back by a stray bullet near his home on Chicago’s West Side, police and local media s…
Easter snow helps U.S. firefighters slowly contain prairie wildfire
(Reuters) – A wildfire that has scorched hundreds of thousands acres of prairie and ranch land in Kansas and Oklahoma since last week was slowly being contained, authorities said on Sunday, with a rare Easter snowfall providing some help to fire-fighti…
Four killed in crash of medical helicopter in Alabama
(Reuters) – Four people, including a patient who was being airlifted from the scene of a car accident, were killed on Saturday when a medical services helicopter crashed in Alabama, authorities said.
