Brown University president apologizes for suspected assault of visiting student
(Reuters) – Brown University’s president has apologized and called for a probe of a university security officer suspected of assaulting a visiting student attending a Latino Ivy League conference, according to a social media video posted over the weeke…
College student from California studying abroad killed in Paris attacks
LONG BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) – A California university student who was studying design in France was killed in an attack on a restaurant in Paris, making her the first American confirmed dead in the assault at several sites in the French capital, schoo…
U.S. death penalties, executions slow as capital punishment is squeezed
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Capital punishment in the United States has moved into the slow lane, with the number of executions and new death sentences likely to hit lows not seen for more than 20 years.
Baltimore homicides top 300 for year, worst since 1999
(Reuters) – Riot-scarred Baltimore recorded its 300th homicide of the year on Saturday, police said, up 42 percent from last year’s total and its highest toll since 1999 with more than a month still to go in 2015.
Hundreds of Mormons resign in Utah same-sex policy protest
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Hundreds of Latter-day Saints mailed or handed in letters quitting the Mormon church on Saturday to protest a new policy barring children of married same-sex couples from being baptized until they are adults.
Search called off for U.S. woman who fell from cruise ship
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday called off its search for a South Carolina woman who went overboard during a cruise ship dance party off the Cuban coast.
NFL to bolster security, police presence at weekend games
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Football League said on Saturday it would increase security and beef up the law enforcement presence both inside and outside of stadiums for this week’s games as a precaution after a series of attacks throughout Paris …
Woman pleads guilty to lying to get Boston Marathon benefits
(Reuters) – A Massachusetts woman has pleaded guilty to lying about being a victim of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing in order to get almost $40,000 in cash and benefits, prosecutors said.
California governor extends water conservation order
(Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown has extended his executive order requiring residents to conserve water as the state readies for a fifth year of drought.
Supreme Court’s Texas abortion ruling to have broad impact in states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to hear a challenge to tough abortion restrictions in Texas raises questions about the legal fate of similar laws in more than a dozen other states.
