Black Lives Matter protesters sue over treatment by California police
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Protesters and journalists covering a Black Lives Matter rally in Berkeley, California, have filed a lawsuit alleging “unconstitutional police attacks” on attendees, court records showed.
U.S. appeals court rules against Wisconsin abortion doctor law
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital is unconstitutional, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday, addressing a topic the U.S. Supreme Court is considering during its current…
Aerojet Rocketdyne wins $1.4 billion in contracts from NASA, Boeing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc on Monday announced contracts from NASA and Boeing Co with a combined value of nearly $1.36 billion, welcome news for the company after several recent financial setbacks.
New York prepares for Thanksgiving parade as Islamic State threat looms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – David Huddle and his daughter Megan, a flute player for the North Hardin High School marching band in Kentucky, have been preparing for more than a year for the band’s performance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York.
California prosecutor sues shoplifter pretrial diversion program
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The San Francisco City Attorney’s Office on Monday sued a company it said worked with security guards and retail stores to extort shoplifting suspects into paying hundreds of dollars for a supposed educational program to avoid…
Woman sues Washington for return of JFK assassination film
DALLAS (Reuters) – A woman whose grandfather shot a home movie of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas’ Dealey Plaza on Nov. 22, 1963 is suing the U.S. government to either get it back or get $10 million in compensation.
Texas move may delay Supreme Court immigration case review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Texas on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for more time to file court papers in its dispute with the federal government over President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, a move that could delay a ruling in the cas…
Black Oregon college student assaulted by three white classmates: police
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The assault of a black Oregon college student by three white students is being investigated by a police hate crime unit and comes days after Portland police received reports of racist threats on social media, authorities said…
Winter storm may boost California snowpack but impede holiday travel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A winter storm could bring up to 18 inches of snow to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains this week, forecasters said, bolstering the state’s drought-diminished snowpack but prompting warnings of possible hazards for hol…
Eric Garner grand jury minutes to remain sealed: N.Y. high court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The testimony a New York City grand jury heard before declining to indict a white police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of unarmed black man Eric Garner will remain secret, the state’s highest court ruled on Monday.
