Civil rights groups blast plan for King memorial at Confederate display in Georgia
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Civil rights groups are outraged by a proposal for black leader Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to be honored alongside heroes of the pro-slavery Confederacy at Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park and will raise their objections with the gove…
Parishioners trespassing in long vigil at Massachusetts church -court
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ top court on Wednesday ruled that parishioners who have staged a decade-long vigil aimed at stopping the closure of their Roman Catholic church are trespassing in violation of state laws.
U.S. congressional aide charged in Baltimore attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An aide to a U.S. congressman has been arrested for allegedly beating a man with a shovel and lunging at him with a kitchen knife during an attack in Baltimore, authorities said.
Publicis Groupe to pay $3 million to settle gender bias claims
(Reuters) – French advertiser Publicis has agreed to pay nearly $3 million to settle claims that it discriminated against female employees based in the United States in pay and promotions and fired some of them for taking maternity leave, lawyers for t…
U.S. appeals court to reconsider New Jersey sports betting bid
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday agreed to review its previous decision blocking legal sports betting in New Jersey, in a case closely watched by other states wishing to legalize such gambling.
Ohio truck driver called a serial killer by prosecutor
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland truck driver accused of being a serial killer is charged with four murders, including one dating to 1997, a Cuyahoga County prosecutor said.
Texas to execute man who fatally shot Dallas police officer
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas plans on Wednesday to execute Licho Escamilla, who was convicted of fatally shooting a Dallas police officer who was working in 2001 as an off-duty security guard at a nightclub in the city.
U.S. earthquake fears spur more drills: ‘Drop, cover, hold on’
(Reuters) – Three months ago when an earthquake rattled Mickey Hart’s office, the Crescent, Oklahoma public school superintendent didn’t know what to do.
New York parents charged in church beating death of teen
(Reuters) – The parents of a New York teenager were charged on Tuesday with his beating death inside an upstate church, and four church members were accused of assaulting the couple’s younger son, police said.
U.S. Navy orders review of Lockheed’s remote minehunting system
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy said on Tuesday it had ordered an independent review of the long-delayed Remote Minehunting System being developed by Lockheed Martin Corp for a new fleet of coastal warships, with a close look at possible alternati…
