September 11 suspects’ lawyers argue U.S. charges should be dropped
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – Charges should be dropped against five Guantanamo Bay detainees suspected of involvement in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks because U.S. President Barack Obama and other leaders have made too many comments to ensure a fair trial,…
Washington state teen pleads not guilty in social media hate case
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A university student in Washington state pleaded not guilty on Friday to a hate crime charge stemming from a post on the anonymous social media platform Yik Yak, court officials said.
Albuquerque police union president arrested over child abuse
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – The president of Albuquerque’s police union has been arrested on charges of abusing her teenage daughter, a local sheriff’s spokesman said on Friday.
Ohio Planned Parenthood fetal remains sent to landfills: attorney general
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Fetal remains from three Planned Parenthood facilities in Ohio were sent to companies that then disposed of them in landfills in violation of state administrative rules, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said on Friday.
Probe intensifies in California shooting case as poll shows safety concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Investigators searched for motives and evidence in the case of a California couple who killed 14 people at a holiday Christmas party, while a poll released on Friday showed Americans are losing faith in the U.S. government’s abil…
Obama to make statement from Pentagon on Monday: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will make a statement from the Pentagon briefing room on Monday after discussions with national security officials, the White House said on Friday.
U.S. confidence in protection from attack lowest in over a decade
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Confidence in the U.S. government to protect its citizens from militant attacks has fallen to its lowest in more than a decade after a pair of suspected militant Islamists gunned down 14 people at a holiday party in California, a p…
Oklahoma ex-policeman guilty of raping women while on duty
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A former Oklahoma City police officer was found guilty of crimes including rape and sexual battery by a jury on Thursday in a case where prosecutors said he preyed on women who had trouble with the law, hoping their word would…
Divers search lake for evidence in Southern California massacre
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – A week-old investigation into the shooting rampage that left 14 people dead at a holiday party in Southern California turned on Thursday to a small lake near the scene of the massacre, where divers searched for eviden…
Arabs, Muslim detainees can sue Bush-era officials over post-Sept. 11 treatment
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Arab and Muslim former detainees who say they faced harsh jail conditions due to their faith and ethnicity following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks can pursue a lawsuit against former top U.S. law enforcement officials, a sharply divid…
