‘Affluenza’ mother enters no plea at Texas arraignment
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – The mother of the Texas teenager ridiculed for his “affluenza” defense in the killing of four people while he was driving drunk, did not enter a plea at her arraignment in a Fort Worth court on Friday on a charge of helpin…
Canada rejects African-American’s asylum claim
TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian tribunal has rejected a claim for refugee status from an African-American man who said he feared persecution and police abuse in the United States based on his race, the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada said on Fri…
Exclusive: Republican politicians jumped the gun on terrorism suspect’s arrest – sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Texas politicians made public details of an investigation into a terrorism suspect while it was still in progress, potentially jeopardizing the inquiry, three sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Bahamian pleads not guilty in U.S. to hacking celebrities’ emails
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Bahamian man pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges that he hacked into celebrities’ email accounts to steal unreleased movies and television scripts, personal information and sexually explicit videos that he then tried to sell….
Self-styled militia group joins Oregon occupation, could raise tensions
BURNS, Ore. (Reuters) – Several members of self-described militia groups have joined armed protesters occupying the headquarters of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon, threatening to raise tensions in the week-long siege over land rights.
Vietnamese man pleads guilty in U.S. to helping al Qaeda affiliate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Vietnamese man who prosecutors said traveled to Yemen to join an al Qaeda affiliate and was instructed there to detonate an explosive at London’s Heathrow Airport pleaded guilty to U.S. terrorism charges on Friday.
In Supreme Court labor case, echoes of gay marriage fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Supreme Court case set for argument Monday challenging powerful public-sector unions echoes a very different dispute: The recent battle over gay marriage.
U.S. to pay up to $7.9 million to settle Baltimore sex-for-repairs suit
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department will pay up to $7.9 million to Baltimore female public housing tenants who alleged that workers demanded sex in exchange for repairs and other work, officials said on Friday.
Campbell Soup becomes first major company to start GMO labeling
(Reuters) – Campbell Soup Co said it will label all its U.S. products for the presence of ingredients derived from genetically modified organisms, becoming the first major food company to respond to growing calls for more transparency about contents in…
Gunman citing Islamic State ambushes Philadelphia policeman
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A gunman claiming to have pledged allegiance to Islamic State militants shot and seriously wounded a Philadelphia police officer in an ambush on his patrol car, the city’s police commissioner said on Friday.
