U.S. top court revisits affirmative action in university admissions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will again take up the highly charged question of race in admissions to public universities, hearing arguments for the second time from a white woman who claimed that a University of Texas poli…
Baltimore officer’s knowledge at heart of Freddie Gray trial
(Reuters) – The trial of a Baltimore police officer charged in the death of a black man from injuries suffered in custody is likely to focus on the officer’s medical expertise, the victim’s history of claiming injury and even how closely the officer re…
Islamic State claims California mass killers as followers
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – Islamic State said on Saturday that the married couple who killed 14 people in a mass shooting in Southern California were its followers, and FBI agents raided a home apparently belonging to a friend of the husband.
U.S. rethinking strategy on fighting homegrown attacks: NYT
(Reuters) – U.S. officials, faced with an evolving threat of deadly attacks by homegrown extremists, are rethinking their strategy on battling domestic terror after Wednesday’s assault that killed 14 people in San Bernardino, Calif., the New York Times…
One gunman shot to death, another surrenders in Wisconsin standoff
(Reuters) – An armed man was shot to death during a hostage situation at a motorcycle shop in Neenah, Wisconsin, on Saturday, in a standoff with police that ended when another gunman surrendered, authorities said.
New York Times, in rare front-page editorial, calls for outlawing some rifles
(Reuters) – The New York Times, in its first front-page editorial in nearly a century, on Saturday called for outlawing the kinds of rifles used in the California shooting massacre this week that left 14 people dead.
Pakistani in California shooting became hardline in Saudi Arabia: relatives
KAROR LAL ESAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – The estranged relatives of Tashfeen Malik, a Pakistani woman accused of shooting dead 14 people in California, say she and her father seem to have abandoned the family’s moderate Islam and became more radicalized during years they spent in Saudi Arabia. 
Islamic State says California mass killers were their followers
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (Reuters) – Islamic State said on Saturday that the married couple who killed 14 people in a mass shooting in California which U.S. authorities are investigating as an act of terrorism were followers of the militant group.
Officer’s fatal shooting of Florida robbery suspect caught on video
(Reuters) – A police officer shot and killed an alleged bank robber on a Miami Beach street on Saturday after feeling threatened with a razor, officials said, in an incident some bystanders caught on video and that was posted on Instagram.
Liberty University’s Falwell urges students to carry concealed weapons
(Reuters) – Jerry Falwell Jr., president of Christian-based Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, is encouraging students to carry concealed weapons on campus for protection, a local newspaper reported.
