University of California drops prison investments amid student demands
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The University of California system said on Friday it will drop its roughly $30 million worth of investments in private prison companies following demands from a black student group.
California lieutenant governor orders environmental review of nuclear plant
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s lieutenant governor on Friday directed the State Lands Commission to draw up a plan for a thorough environmental review of PG&E’s Diablo Canyon power plant, the state’s last operational nuclear power plant.
Washington state student arrested after threat of school shooting
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Seattle-area high school student has been arrested on suspicion of planning to “shoot up the school,” authorities said on Friday.
Couple who used online network to take in children face years in prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A woman who used the Internet to take in unwanted adopted children faces years in prison after a federal jury convicted her Friday on charges of kidnapping and transporting a minor across state lines for the purpose of engaging in …
Chicago protesters call for mayor to step down over police brutality
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Several hundred protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Friday evening, calling on Mayor Rahm Emanuel to step down over complaints of abusive policing and a lack of accountability in the police department.
Tips coming in for Texas affluenza teen who may have left country: sheriff
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – Numerous tips have been reported on the possible whereabouts of a Texas teen from a wealthy family suspected of violating a probation deal that kept him out of prison for killing four people in a drunken-driving crash, a s…
Jamba to close underperforming juice stores in Chicago, New York
(Reuters) – Jamba Inc, which operates a chain of juice stores, said it would close some underperforming stores in Chicago and New York, leading to 104 job cuts, to lower operating costs.
Obama urges Americans remain vigilant against homegrown threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged Americans to remain vigilant against the potential threat of homegrown Islamic State militants on Friday, acknowledging the difficulty of tracking “lone wolf” attackers like those who went on a shooti…
North Carolina high court orders review of death-row racial bias cases
(Reuters) – The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday ordered new hearings for four former death row inmates, who were resentenced to life in prison without parole, under a short-lived and unique state law that helped them to prove racial bias affecte…
A top Texas private university opts out of ‘campus carry’ gun law
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Southern Methodist University, one of the top private colleges in Texas, on Friday said it would opt out of state law due to go into effect next year that allows people with licenses for concealed handguns to bring them on cam…
