U.S. justices divided over class action suit against Spokeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared closely divided as it considered online people-search service Spokeo Inc’s bid to avoid a class action lawsuit for including incorrect information in its database.
Hundreds arrested at California electronic music festivals
(Reuters) – Police in Southern California arrested hundreds of people over the weekend at several electronic dance music festivals, authorities said, as scrutiny mounts on the high-profile events known as raves due to drug-related deaths in recent year…
Gunman in Colorado Springs rampage was ex-alcoholic: newspaper
DENVER (Reuters) – A gunman who killed three people in Colorado Springs before dying during a shootout with police was a former alcoholic who wrote online about religion, his family, and “mind control,” the Colorado Springs Gazette reported on Monday.
Suit alleges Notre Dame tutor forced student into sex with daughter
(Reuters) – A University of Notre Dame student has sued the Indiana school, alleging that a former tutor pressured him into having sex with her daughter and also arranged sexual encounters between the daughter and university athletes.
Bodies flew in the air at deadly 2014 SXSW crash, Texas trial told
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The man accused of murdering four people when he rammed a car through a crowd at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Festival last year acted maliciously and with abandon, a prosecutor said in opening statements of the suspect…
Texas mother fed ant poison to 4-year-old son: police
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Dallas woman is charged with attempted capital murder for spoon-feeding her 4-year-old son ant poison and attempting to do the same with her two older children, police said on Monday.
Republican landslide projected ahead of Mississippi elections
(Reuters) – Mississippi’s Republican governor, Phil Bryant, appears poised for a landslide re-election victory this week along with other incumbents from his party, according to an opinion poll, reflecting the strength of conservatives in the Deep Sout…
Trial to start for Michigan police officer accused in videotaped beating
DETROIT (Reuters) – The trial of a white former suburban Detroit police officer accused in the videotaped beating of black motorist Floyd Dent in January is scheduled to begin this week.
U.S. top court won’t hear satellite TV providers’ claim on state taxes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by satellite television providers to challenge states taxes they say unlawfully treat them differently from cable TV companies.
Woman tries to pet Omaha zoo tiger, gets bitten
(Reuters) – A woman who broke into an Omaha zoo was bitten by a tiger when she tried to pet it in its cage, police said.
