Virginia lawmakers reach bipartisan deal on gun issues
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Virginia lawmakers reached a bipartisan deal on Friday that would rescind the attorney general’s decision to stop honoring permits for concealed weapons issued by 25 states in exchange for concessions from Republican supporters of gun ownership rights.
Slain Oregon occupier’s family say seems his killing unjustified
(Reuters) – The family of an anti-government protester who was killed by law enforcement agents near an occupied U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon said on Friday it seems his death was unjustified and that he was shot in the back while posing no threat.
Obama administration seeks to bolster gender wage gap fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration announced plans to expand wage reporting requirements for private businesses on Friday, bolstering its efforts to narrow the longstanding U.S. gender wage gap.
Dozens said to be linked to El Salvador gang indicted in Boston area
(Reuters) – Dozens of Boston-area residents linked to the Central American-based MS-13 street gang were being rounded up by law enforcement authorities on Friday after their indictments on racketeering conspiracy charges related to murders and other cr…
Seven email chains from Clinton server contain ‘top secret’ material: AP
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Seven email chains from the private server Hillary Clinton used when she was U.S. secretary of state are being withheld from public release for containing “top secret” material, the Associated Press reported on Friday, without ci…
‘Affluenza’ teen left in juvenile detention in Texas, for now
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas judge ruled on Friday that America’s so-called “affluenza” teenager should remain in custody for now at a juvenile detention center in Fort Worth, where he has been held since he was deported from Mexico on Thursda…
Iconic Chicago Ferris wheel rolling to the Missouri Ozarks
CHICAGO (Reuters) – An iconic 15-story Ferris wheel, which had been part of the Chicago skyline for 20 years, will be trucked across the Mississippi River and rebuilt like a “big Erector Set” at a Missouri amusement park, officials said on Friday.
Judge rejects challenge in FBI child porn website probe
(Reuters) – A Washington state school administrator has lost a high-profile bid to suppress evidence against him secured by the FBI during an operation in which it secretly ran one of the Internet’s largest child pornography websites in order to catch …
U.S. says Americans traveling to Iran risk arrest
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. citizens traveling to Iran, particularly Iranian-Americans, risk arrest and detention in the Islamic republic, the U.S. State Department said in a travel warning on Friday.
Chicago announces new police training for dealing with mentally ill
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, facing sharp criticism over police shootings of civilians, announced reforms on Friday to address how police and other emergency workers respond to the mentally ill, including new crisis training for offi…
