Texas move may delay Supreme Court immigration case review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Texas on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court for more time to file court papers in its dispute with the federal government over President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration, a move that could delay a ruling in the cas…
Black Oregon college student assaulted by three white classmates: police
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The assault of a black Oregon college student by three white students is being investigated by a police hate crime unit and comes days after Portland police received reports of racist threats on social media, authorities said…
Winter storm may boost California snowpack but impede holiday travel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A winter storm could bring up to 18 inches of snow to California’s Sierra Nevada mountains this week, forecasters said, bolstering the state’s drought-diminished snowpack but prompting warnings of possible hazards for hol…
Eric Garner grand jury minutes to remain sealed: N.Y. high court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The testimony a New York City grand jury heard before declining to indict a white police officer in the 2014 chokehold death of unarmed black man Eric Garner will remain secret, the state’s highest court ruled on Monday.
FBI investigates violent arrest of fan at Ole Miss football game
(Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the violent arrest of a fan at University of Mississippi football game after a video showed a security officer punching the man in the face during the arrest, school officials said Monday….
Person of interest arrested in slaying of California muralist
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Police have arrested a person of interest in connection with the murder of a muralist who was fatally shot while painting in the Bay Area city of Oakland, California, officials said on Monday.
U.S. issues travel warning, sees ‘increased terrorist threats’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department issued a worldwide travel alert on Monday warning U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling because of what it described as “increased terrorist threats.”
Powerful N.Y. lawmaker collected millions in bribes, prosecutor says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – One of New York’s most powerful politicians abused his office for a decade, orchestrating multimillion-dollar bribery schemes he kept hidden from public view through lies and deception, a U.S. prosecutor told jurors on Monday at th…
Arkansas judge approves names of same-sex partners on birth certificates
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – The state of Arkansas must record the names of both partners in a same-sex marriage on the birth certificates of their children, a judge ruled on Monday.
Minneapolis police shooting video inconclusive: governor
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Video footage taken from the back of an ambulance does not appear to show conclusively what happened in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a Minneapolis police officer a week ago, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton said o…
