How Planned Parenthood’s accusers became the accused in Texas case
(Reuters) – An aggressive legal strategy pursued by U.S. women’s healthcare provider Planned Parenthood may have been critical in turning the tables on opponents who were seeking to prosecute it in Texas for allegedly profiting from sales of aborted fe…
Oregon occupation leader Bundy urges remaining protesters to go home
BURNS, Ore. (Reuters) – The leader of a month-long armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon on Wednesday urged remaining protesters to leave the site and go home, a day after his arrest and the death of a supporter.
Most Americans support Obama’s contested immigration plan: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans say they back a plan that would allow certain illegal immigrants to stay in the country, but support for the idea slips when President Barack Obama’s name is attached to the question, according to a recent Reuters/…
In U.S. oil capital Houston, no cheap fuel bonanza for airlines
NEW YORK (Reuters) – While airlines are in no rush to pass on fuel savings to passengers brought by the collapse in oil prices, the Houston travel market has left them little choice.
Chinese man pleads guilty for plot to steal U.S. corn secrets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chinese man charged with conspiracy to steal high-tech U.S. corn seeds pleaded guilty in federal court in Iowa on Wednesday for participating in the theft of the patented seeds with the intention of transporting them to China, …
No new grand jury for two indicted in Planned Parenthood videos: prosecutor
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two people indicted by a Texas grand jury for presenting fake driver’s licenses as part of a plan to secretly video tape Planned Parenthood will not have their cases presented again to a new grand jury, the prosecutor in the c…
Missouri suspends professor who called for ‘muscle’ against student reporter
(Reuters) – A University of Missouri communications professor who called for “some muscle” to get a student journalist to back off during campus protests in November, was suspended by the school on Wednesday, days after she was charged with misdemeanor…
Five arrests made in connection with California jailhouse escape
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Reuters) – Five people suspected of involvement in the escape of three maximum-security jail inmates in California were arrested on Wednesday, but the fugitive prisoners – including one accused of the mutilation torture of a kidnap v…
Hawaii attorney general says daily fantasy sports contests are illegal
(Reuters) – Hawaii’s attorney general issued a formal advisory opinion on Wednesday that said daily fantasy sports contests, such as those run by FanDuel and DraftKings, constitute illegal gambling under existing state laws.
Milwaukee plot suspect’s associates say he never spoke of religion
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Former coworkers and friends of a man who authorities said plotted a mass shooting in Milwaukee as a way to defend Muslims said on Wednesday he appeared to be an unmotivated free spirit who never spoke of religion or such an attac…
