Rice University opts out of Texas ‘campus carry’ gun law
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Rice University, one of the most prestigious private colleges in Texas, said on Monday it would opt out of a law due to go into effect next year that allows people with licenses for concealed handguns to bring them on campus.
Philippine court to rule if U.S. Marine guilty of murder
MANILA (Reuters) – A court in the Philippines will decide on Tuesday whether a U.S. Marine is guilty of murder in the killing of a transgender woman, a case that has reignited debate over the American military presence in the poor Southeast Asian count…
First police trial in Freddie Gray killing begins with jury selection
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of the first of six police officers charged in the April death of a black man from an injury in police custody that set off rioting in Baltimore and inflamed the U.S. debate on race and …
U.S. tightens visa waiver program in wake of Paris attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House announced changes to the U.S. visa waiver program on Monday so that security officials can more closely screen travelers from 38 countries allowed to enter the United States without obtaining visas before they tra…
Colorado Springs hospital on lockdown: report
(Reuters) – A hospital in Colorado Springs where several of the wounded from the Planned Parenthood shooting were treated was placed on lockdown on Monday, local television station KKTV reported, citing police.
Puerto Rico teeters on another default, governor to decide
SAN JUAN/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said he will decide on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning whether to make a bond payment due Dec. 1, in what could be another default from the indebted island that skipped par…
Head-on car crash in Arizona leaves five dead
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Drunken driving is suspected of playing a role in a weekend highway collision between two automobiles that left five people dead outside of Phoenix, Arizona, authorities said on Monday.
Second ex-Wesleyan University student pleads guilty to drug charges
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – A former student at Connecticut’s Wesleyan University pleaded guilty on Monday to distributing drugs after 11 people at a campus party in February were hospitalized for overdoses.
U.S. top court rejects Texas veterinarian’s pet-care advice case
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by a retired Texas veterinarian who argued that a state law barring him from providing pet-care advice online and over the telephone violated his free-speech rights under…
Juror in N.Y. lawmaker’s corruption trial asks to quit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A juror considering whether to convict one of New York’s most powerful politicians of corruption on Monday asked to be removed from the jury, the second such request made to the judge in the high-profile trial over the past week.
