Obama administration asks high court to reject Colorado marijuana case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to throw out a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma and Nebraska seeking to block Colorado’s voter-approved law legalizing recreational marijuana use by adult…
Security guard stole $5 million in diamonds out of the trash, police say
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A security guard has been arrested for stealing $5 million in diamonds from a New York jeweler after a construction worker accidentally threw the precious stones in the trash, police said.
Chicago schools settle federal lawsuit by pregnant teachers
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Eight Chicago public school teachers who said they were fired or forced to leave because of pregnancies will receive a combined $280,000 in back pay and damages, under a settlement announced by the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesd…
Three New York men exonerated in 1980 fire that killed family of six
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York judge on Wednesday exonerated three men convicted of murder and arson in a 1980 apartment fire that killed a family of six after prosecutors conceded they were found guilty on the basis of unreliable witness testimony an…
Obama to visit San Bernardino to meet with victims’ families: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will travel on Friday to San Bernardino, California, the site of the Dec. 2 shooting by a radicalized Muslim couple that claimed 14 lives, the White House said on Wednesday.
New York man sentenced to eight years in prison in ‘death ray’ plot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An upstate New York man was sentenced to more than eight years in prison for his role in a plot to build a radiation-emitting “death ray” intended to harm Muslims targets and President Barack Obama, federal authorities said on Wedn…
Dad sues Penn State, says son committed suicide after hazing ritual
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A prominent television news producer who believes his son’s suicide was the result of college fraternity hazing filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Philadelphia on Tuesday against Penn State University, the fraternity and four…
Homeland Security chief says social media used in immigration vetting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Wednesday that his department has been consulting social media in reviews of immigration applications since early this year, hitting back at criticism that U.S. authorities are…
Illinois professor suspended for saying Muslims, Christians worship same God
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A tenured political science professor at Wheaton College, an evangelical university outside Chicago, has been suspended after she wrote in a Facebook post that Muslims and Christians worship the same God.
Mennonite minister loses U.S. appeal of kidnapping case conviction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a Mennonite minister accused of helping a woman flee to Nicaragua with her daughter to evade court orders giving her former lesbian partner visitation rights.
