U.S. court test on abortion reflects success of strategy shift
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday hears a major abortion case for the first time in nearly a decade, the regulations at issue will not involve fetuses or the mother, but rather standards for doctors and facilities where th…
Clinton wins big in South Carolina on way to ‘Super Tuesday’
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton crushed rival Bernie Sanders at the South Carolina primary on Saturday, propelling her into next week’s crucial “Super Tuesday” voting in 11 states on a wave of momentum….
Wife of accused Uber driver shooter in Michigan files for divorce
(Reuters) – The wife of the Uber driver charged with murdering six people as he drove through Kalamazoo, Michigan, last week has filed for divorce, her attorney said on Saturday.
Four killed by Washington state gunman included his wife, her two sons
(Reuters) – The four people killed by a Washington state man who later fatally shot himself were his wife, her two adopted sons and a neighbor, the Mason County Sheriff’s Office said on Saturday, a day after the shooting in a rural home west of Seattle…
Kansas mass shooting suspect had been served domestic violence order
(Reuters) – The man suspected of killing three people at the Kansas lawnmower factory where he worked was served 90 minutes before his shooting spree with a court order to stay away from a woman who said he had abused her, authorities said on Friday.
Black Milwaukee sheriff takes on Black Lives Matter movement
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – David Clarke, the African-American sheriff of Milwaukee County, is a man on a mission – to rebut allegations that U.S. police have been too quick to use deadly force against blacks in a spate of killings from New York to Ferguson,…
Exclusive: Boeing plans layoffs for airplane engineers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Boeing Co said on Friday that it is considering layoffs of airplane engineers, a plan that it said may cause it to reorganize or consolidate its engineering teams, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters.
Longtime black San Francisco church faces eviction amid gentrification
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A long-standing and unconventional African American church in what was once the heart of San Francisco’s thriving black population is just days from eviction, marking the latest example of the region’s ongoing renting crisis a…
Michigan governor’s aides urged switch away from Flint River
DETROIT (Reuters) – Quality problems prompted two of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s top lawyers to urge that Flint be moved back to the Detroit water system just months after a decision to draw water supply from the Flint River, according to emails re…
Clinton deflects calls to release Wall St. speech transcripts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton defended her paid speeches to Wall Street, saying in an interview that aired on Friday that they would not soften her campaign pledges for tougher regulation.
