Mother, boyfriend charged in death of toddler found on Boston Harbor beach
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts officials believe that the 2-1/2-year-old girl whose remains were found on a Boston Harbor beach three months ago was murdered and on Friday arrested her mother and her mother’s 35-year-old boyfriend, a county prosecuto…
Deputy Kentucky clerk questions validity of licenses altered by Kim Davis
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A deputy for the Kentucky county clerk who was jailed after refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples questioned on Friday the validity of the licenses he has issued since his boss’ return.
House Republicans vote to strip Planned Parenthood funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House Republicans voted to deny funds to women’s healthcare provider Planned Parenthood for a year on Friday but the action did little to quell party desires to use a spending bill as leverage in their fight to punish the group i…
Jesse Jackson Jr. completes sentence for misusing campaign funds
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. has completed his 30-month sentence for misusing about $750,000 in campaign funds, said Edmond Ross, a spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Lawyers spar over ownership of oldest U.S. synagogue
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) – Lawyers for two Jewish congregations feuding over the ownership of the United States’ oldest synagogue made their closing arguments on Friday, leaving the question of who owns the temple in the hands of a federal judge in P…
Police to review handling of Texas student handcuffed over clock
(Reuters) – Texas police will review decisions made when a Muslim teenager was taken away in handcuffs after high school staff mistook his homemade clock for a bomb, the Irving police chief said on Friday.
California police criticized after rough arrest of jaywalking black teen
(Reuters) – Police in the California city of Stockton were facing strong criticism on Friday after mobile-phone video showing the rough arrest of a black teen over an alleged jaywalking violation exploded on social media.
Man gets life in prison for throwing daughter, four, off California cliff
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man convicted of throwing his 4-year-old daughter off a cliff near Los Angeles 15 years ago was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for her murder, prosecutors said.
New Yorkers in favor of raising minimum wage to $15 per hour: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A solid majority of New York state residents are in favor of raising the minimum wage over the next several years to $15 an hour, according to a new poll released on Friday.
Defense asks judge to toss verdict in New England prep-school rape trial
(Reuters) – A graduate of an elite New Hampshire prep school who was found guilty last month of having sex with a person under the age of consent asked a court on Friday to throw out his conviction on the felony count of using the Internet to seduce a …
