U.S. justices weigh Baltimore cop’s kickback conspiracy appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considered whether federal prosecutors overstepped their authority when they charged a Baltimore police officer with conspiracy to extort for his role in a kickback scheme involving an auto repai…
Passengers injured in Vermont Amtrak crash out of hospital: governor
(Reuters) – Seven people injured when an Amtrak train derailed in northern Vermont on Monday have been released from area hospitals, the state’s governor said on Tuesday.
Amtrak says to suspend national rail service without safety extension: letter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amtrak has told U.S. lawmakers that it will suspend service on its national network in mid-December unless Congress extends a Dec. 31 deadline for implementing advanced safety technology, according to an Oct. 5 letter from Amtrak…
Publisher promises stickers, changes for textbook that called slaves ‘workers’
DALLAS (Reuters) – The publisher of a textbook criticized for a glaring error that glossed over the topic of slavery has offered stickers to schools that will cover up a caption describing African slaves as “workers,” a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Suspect in custody after reports of gunman on Philadelphia campus
(Reuters) – A suspect is in custody after reports of a person with a weapon put the Community College of Philadelphia on lockdown on Tuesday morning, police said.
New Jersey priest accused of aiming gun at young Cowboys fan
(Reuters) – A New Jersey priest who is a die-hard New York Giants fan heads to court on Tuesday, accused of pointing a musket at an 8-year-old boy who wore a rival football team’s jersey into the rectory.
Tennessee commission to consider asking for God’s mercy for gay marriage
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A county commission in Tennessee on Tuesday night will consider a resolution asking God to spare citizens from the wrath of God that may rain down on them as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling legalizing gay marria…
Planned Parenthood seeks class action status after Arkansas cuts payments
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood has sought class action status for its Medicaid patients in Arkansas after a U.S. judge ordered the state to continue payments to three women who challenged Arkansas’ move to halt payments to the organiz…
Grandmother wins $310.5 million Michigan Powerball jackpot
(Reuters) – A 50-year-old Michigan grandmother won last week’s $310.5 million Powerball jackpot, the Michigan Lottery announced on Tuesday.
Former President Carter mediating dispute between Martin Luther King heirs
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Former President Jimmy Carter is helping settle a dispute between Martin Luther King Jr.’s children over whether to sell King’s 1964 Nobel Peace Prize medal and the Bible he carried during the civil rights movement.
