Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline in win for greens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday rejected the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada in a victory for environmentalists who campaigned against the project for more than seven years.
Sexting at Colorado high school results in criminal probe, suspensions
DENVER (Reuters) – Widespread circulation of hundreds of sexually explicit photos among students at a Colorado high school via text messages has triggered a criminal investigation, multiple suspensions and the forfeiture of a football game, officials s…
Texan gets life for killing four with car at music festival
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man charged with killing four people by plowing his car into a crowd at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival last year was found guilty of capital murder by a Texas jury on Friday and sentenced to life in prison without th…
Governor-elect to remove clerk names from Kentucky marriage licenses
LOUISVILLE (Reuters) – Kentucky Governor-elect Matt Bevin said on Friday that when he takes office in December he will order changes to the state marriage license form to appease clerks who have objected to issuing licenses to same-sex couples.
Pennsylvania judge hands setback to Sandusky in bid for new trial
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A lawyer for Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State coach convicted of child sex abuse, said on Friday he is considering his next step after a judge rejected his request for an investigation that he hoped would lead to a new …
New rules bring California a step closer to resuming executions
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California published its proposed rules for lethal injection of condemned prisoners on Friday, moving the state a step closer to resuming executions after putting them on hold for nearly a decade.
California high school student confesses to racist computer post
(Reuters) – A 15-year-old high school student has confessed to posting a threatening and racist message that turned up on a school computer and prompted a mass student walkout in Berkeley, California, police and school officials said on Friday.
Policeman cannot use ‘0INK’ license plate: Indiana Supreme Court
(Reuters) – Indiana acted properly in forbidding a police officer from using a vanity license plate that said “0INK,” the state’s highest court decided on Friday, reversing a lower court ruling.
Man who landed gyrocopter at U.S. Capitol to plead guilty: lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Florida man who flew a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol grounds in an effort to advocate for campaign finance reform will plead guilty and face jail time when he appears in federal court this month, his lawyer said Friday.Dougl…
Convicted Russian Taliban fighter to be sentenced in U.S. next month
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – The first enemy combatant from Afghanistan to be found guilty in a U.S. federal court of charges related to helping Taliban fighters will be sentenced next month, a judge ruled on Friday, according to a defense attorney.
