Obama calls idea of religious preference for refugees ‘shameful’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday criticized as “shameful” the idea that Christian refugees should be given preference by the United States in decisions over admitting people fleeing violence in Syria.
Protesters demand video, police accountability in Minneapolis man’s shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Protesters in Minneapolis on Monday demanded the release of video footage of the shooting of Jamar Clark, a black man who they say was fatally shot by police while unarmed and handcuffed over the weekend.
Philadelphia police investigate infant corpses found near lot
(Reuters) – The bodies of two infants possibly used for medical research were found abandoned near a vacant lot in Philadelphia and investigators are trying to determine how they got there, officials said on Monday.
U.S. top court rejects anti-abortion group’s Planned Parenthood case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an anti-abortion group’s bid to force the federal government to reveal more information about a $1 million grant it made in 2011 to women’s health provider Planned Parenthood in New Hamps…
Massachusetts teenager faces trial for murdering high school teacher
SALEM, Mass. (Reuters) – A Massachusetts prosecutor on Monday described a 16-year-old former high school student charged with murdering his math teacher as a remorseless killer, while his attorney portrayed the teen as mentally disturbed and not in con…
U.S. top court’s Texas abortion ruling to have broad impact in states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – (The Nov. 14, 2015 story was refiled to correct the second paragraph to read “strikes down” instead of “upholds” the Texas law)
Michigan Tech student to appear in court for threats against black students
DETROIT (Reuters) – A male student was scheduled to appear in court on Monday to face a charge of disturbing the peace by making threats through social media against black students at Michigan Technological University.
Gun threat on campus closes Washington College in Maryland
(Reuters) – A gun threat on campus early on Monday closed Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, though the school said that a student who had reportedly returned to his home in Pennsylvania to retrieve a gun was not believed to have returned to …
Ex-New York Senate leader, son face corruption trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son are set to face trial on Monday on charges the politician pressured companies doing business with the state to give his son hundreds of thousands of dollars in jo…
Vigil honors California student slain in Paris attacks
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) – More than 1,000 people overflowed a ballroom at California State University, Long Beach, on Sunday to honor and remember an exchange student who was cut down indiscrimately by suspected Islamic State militants in Paris on…
