Sixth body found in areas scorched by massive California wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Authorities have discovered the body of a sixth person who died in areas ravaged by a pair of devastating Northern California wildfires, officials said on Wednesday.
Banks must turn over Sudanese assets to USS Cole victims: U.S. court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three banks must turn over Sudanese funds to victims of al Qaeda’s deadly 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen to help satisfy a $315 million judgment, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
N.C. girl, 3, whose father is accused of trying to drown her, dies
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – A 3-year-old North Carolina girl, whose father is accused of trying to drown her and her siblings, has died, police said on Wednesday.
U.S. immigration agents to be let back into Los Angeles County jails
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles County sheriff, who oversees the largest jail system in the United States, has said he will allow immigration agents back into his detention facilities to potentially deport unauthorized immigrants who might pose…
Did Pentagon employees try to expense strip club, casino bills?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s Inspector General is investigating whether U.S. military personnel tried to get the U.S. government to pay them back for bills they racked up at casinos and strip clubs, using official travel charge cards.
U.S. court hears arguments on Texas death row inmate’s mental competency
DALLAS (Reuters) – Lawyers for a Texas death row inmate told an appeals court on Wednesday that their schizophrenic client was too delusional to be put to death and they requested funds for experts to determine the state of his mental health.
Lawyer for accuser of NHL’s Kane sees possible evidence tampering
(Reuters) – The attorney for a woman accusing NHL star Patrick Kane of sexual assault said on Wednesday an evidence bag that once contained the case’s rape kit was delivered anonymously to the home of the accuser’s mother.
Clinton plan to cut health costs includes tax credits, more sick visits
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan on Wednesday to lower out-of-pocket health costs, including expanded coverage of sick visits to the doctor and tax credits for those with substantial medical…
Oregon court upholds civil rights of transgender bar customers
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A Portland bar owner violated Oregon’s civil rights laws by denying service to a group of transgender and gay customers whose presence he said would damage his business, a state appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
Judge rejects latest stay request from Kentucky clerk Davis
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday denied Kim Davis a stay of his order requiring her office to issue marriage licenses to all eligible couples who want one, the latest setback for the Kentucky county clerk who went to jail rather…
