Kentucky governor orders clerks’ names removed from marriage licenses
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Kentucky’s new governor on Tuesday ordered county clerks’ names removed from state marriage license forms at the center of a controversy involving Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis, who was jailed after refusing to issue licenses…
Thousands of Washington state inmates mistakenly released early -governor
SEATTLE (Reuters) – As many as 3,200 inmates may have been mistakenly released early from Washington state prisons since 2002 because of errors in calculating sentences, Governor Jay Inslee said on Tuesday.
New camp in Texas for Central American children who entered U.S. illegally
DALLAS (Reuters) – About 200 children from Central America who are part of a wave of minors entering the United States illegally will be sheltered at a camp near Dallas, joining 800 others already temporarily housed in the region, U.S. officials said o…
U.S. deportations in 2015 show growing focus on convicted criminals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Efforts by the Obama administration to clamp down on convicted criminals living illegally in the United States resulted in a higher percentage of them being deported in 2015, according to figures released by the Department of Hom…
Connecticut gun maker admits breaking U.S. firearms law
(Reuters) – A Connecticut gun manufacturer pleaded guilty on Tuesday to violating U.S. firearms laws and its founder agreed to resign and sell the company in a move to prevent its shutdown.
Pennsylvania teen indicted for aiding Islamic State: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania teenager was indicted on Tuesday after investigators said he tried to help individuals travel to the Middle East to join Islamic State, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Latest U.S. Secret Service snafu: stolen badge, gun, radio
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Secret Service agent has lost his badge, gun, and radio when a bag was stolen from his car, the latest in a series of mishaps for the agency charged with protecting the president and his family.
One wounded, one arrested after shots fired at busy N.Y. mall
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A suspect was in custody on Tuesday and one person wounded after shots were fired during a robbery attempt at a crowded shopping mall on New York’s Long Island, according to officials.
U.S. appeals court says gov’t cannot censor offensive trademarks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday struck down part of a federal law that barred the registration of offensive trademarks because it violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, acknowledging that its ruling could lead to mo…
Tennessee woman pleads not guilty to murder charge for abortion attempt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A Tennessee woman accused of using a coat hanger to try to abort her 24-week-old fetus pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempted first-degree murder in a Nashville-area court on Tuesday, a sheriff’s official said.
