Ohio Supreme Court orders new sentencing for death row inmate
(Reuters) – A man who beat a female neighbor to death with a baseball bat when he was a teenager had a troubled family background and childhood of drug and alcohol abuse and should not have been sentenced to death, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled on Tuesd…
U.S. woman charged after social media backlash over dog’s taped muzzle
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A woman who sparked an international furor online after posting a photo on Facebook last week of her dog with its mouth duct-taped shut has been charged with animal cruelty in North Carolina, police said.
Planned Parenthood opens L.A.-area clinic days after Colorado attack
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (Reuters) – Four days after a deadly shooting at one of its clinics in Colorado, Planned Parenthood opened a new health center on Tuesday in West Hollywood, just outside Los Angeles.
U.S. woman leaving Peru after 20-year sentence for aiding rebels
LIMA (Reuters) – Lori Berenson, a New Yorker once jailed in Peru for helping Marxist insurgents, is returning to the United States with her six-year-old son after finishing a 20-year sentence, her lawyer said Tuesday.
Montana’s Catholic bishops urge state to welcome Syrian refugees
(Reuters) – Montana’s Roman Catholic bishops called on Tuesday for residents of the state to welcome Syrian refugees and warned against a culture of indifference which they said risks dehumanizing people fleeing conflict.
N.Y. governor taps female prosecutor as state’s next chief judge
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday nominated a suburban female prosecutor and political ally to replace outgoing Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, one of the most prominent state judges in the country, when he retires later this month.
Islamic State’s online supporters include 300 Americans: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Active online supporters of the Syria-based Islamic State movement now include about 300 people identifiable as Americans, said a study by academic experts published on Tuesday.
Jury selection resumes in Baltimore’s Freddie Gray killing trial
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Jury selection resumed on Tuesday in the trial of the first of six police officers charged in the death of a black man from an injury in police custody that triggered rioting and fueled a U.S. debate on police brutality.
Traffic officer’s holiday dance may come to an end after race protests
PROVIDENCE (Reuters) – A former Rhode Island traffic officer’s long tradition of coming out of retirement to dance while directing holiday shopping season traffic is expected to come to an end on Tuesday, after he orchestrated protests against civil ri…
Washington state student arrested for making racist threats
(Reuters) – Police have arrested a white student from Washington state university suspected of posting a racist threat toward a peer on the anonymous social media platform Yik Yak, officials said on Tuesday.
