U.S. top court gives Texas more time in immigration case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday gave Texas more time to file court papers in its legal dispute with the federal government over President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration in a move that would still allow the justi…
Ex-wife says accused Colorado shooter targeted another clinic: NBC News
(Reuters) – An ex-wife of Robert Lewis Dear, the man accused of shooting dead three people and wounding nine at a Planned Parenthood center in Colorado Springs, told NBC News on Tuesday that he once put glue in locks at another of the agency’s clinics….
Rhode Island traffic officer’s holiday dance ends after race protests
PROVIDENCE (Reuters) – A former Rhode Island traffic officer’s 30-year tradition of dancing while directing holiday shopping season traffic came to an end on Tuesday when East Providence officials decided against hiring him, after he orchestrated prote…
Chicago police chief out, review launched over black teen’s death
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago’s police chief was ousted on Tuesday after days of protest over a white officer’s shooting of a black teenager 16 times and the department’s refusal to release a video of the killing for more than a year.
Washington state student arrested for making racist threats
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Police have arrested a white student from a Washington state university suspected of posting a racist threat toward a peer on the anonymous social media platform Yik Yak, officials said on Tuesday.
Utility steps up efforts to plug massive California methane leak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The head of Southern California Gas Co said it would take at least three more months to plug a massive underground leak of natural gas that has been seeping into the air since mid-October and now accounts for a quarter of the st…
Arkansas judge approves same-sex partners on birth certificates statewide
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – A state judge ruled on Tuesday that Arkansas must list both members of same-sex couples as parents on official birth certificates issued across the state, broadening his earlier finding on behalf of three married lesbian c…
White House rejects Pentagon plan to close Guantanamo prison: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has rejected as too expensive a Department of Defense cost estimate for closing the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and building a replacement, and it has asked for revisions, the Wall Street Journal repo…
Cleveland officer said he thought 12-year-old he shot was active shooter
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland police officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old child in a park said in a signed statement released by prosecutors on Tuesday that he yelled for the boy to show his hands and saw him pull a gun from his waistband.
Puerto Rico avoids second default, but future payments uncertain
NEW YORK/SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico made a crucial debt payment on Tuesday but warned that its deteriorating finances could trigger future defaults, as the governor granted the U.S. territory power to take revenues from public agencies.
