Texas county says woman killed herself when no one bailed her out
DALLAS (Reuters) – Lawyers for a Texas county sued by the family of black woman found hanged in a jail cell said she committed suicide because she was despondent over her relatives refusing to bail her out.
Hearing on Boston Marathon bomber’s retrial motion set for December 1
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal court in Massachusetts set Dec. 1 as the date to hear a motion by lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev seeking a new trial in the deadly bombing at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon.
U.S. court keeps college football player sidelined in heatstroke case
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court in Virginia ruled on Friday that a college football player who nearly died from heatstroke during a practice two years ago cannot rejoin the team at Towson University in Maryland, overturning a lower court’s dec…
‘NCIS’ actress Pauley Perrette assaulted in Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pauley Perrette, an actress on the popular U.S. television show “NCIS,” was attacked in Los Angeles by a homeless man who punched her repeatedly in the face and made her fear for her life, she said in a social media post.
Second suspect in New York Penn Station shooting held in Rhode Island
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A second suspect in a fatal shooting near New York’s Penn Station was apprehended in Cranston, Rhode Island, just days after the gunfire erupted outside the major transportation hub, authorities said on Friday.
Supreme court to decide major abortion case for first time since 2007
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court took up a major new abortion case on Friday, agreeing to hear a challenge by abortion providers to parts of a restrictive, Republican-backed Texas law that they contend are aimed at shutting clinics that of…
U.S. says no diplomatic immunity for Venezuelans charged in drug case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The two relatives of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro who were arrested on charges of cocaine trafficking do not have diplomatic immunity from prosecution, the U.S. State Department spokesman said on Friday.
Utah judge amends order taking foster baby from lesbian couple: reports
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Utah judge on Friday amended a controversial ruling that would have forced a married lesbian couple to relinquish custody of their infant foster daughter within a week, instead scheduling a Dec. 4 hearing on the issue, loca…
Supreme Court to decide Virginia redistricting case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear arguments over whether Virginia’s Republican-led legislature unlawfully considered race when drawing congressional districts by packing black voters into one Democratic-held dis…
Quebec key to cutting New England power costs: Maine governor
BOSTON (Reuters) – Maine Governor Paul LePage on Friday said building high-voltage transmission lines from eastern Canada will be key to helping New England cut its soaring electricity costs, which he said had driven out businesses and cost the region …
