49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks pleads not guilty to sexual battery
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of molesting the same woman his former teammate, Ray McDonald, is accused of raping while she was unconscious.
U.S. judge dismisses Sept. 11 victims’ case against Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed claims against Saudi Arabia by families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, who accused the country of providing material support to al Qaeda. U.S. District Judge George Daniels in Manhattan…
Ex-Idaho governor sues U.S. to force disclosure of nuclear waste plan
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A former Idaho governor sued the U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday seeking information he said the agency was concealing about a proposal to ship nuclear waste into the state in violation of a 20-year-old federal agreement….
Republicans, Planned Parenthood square off in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional Republicans on Tuesday challenged Planned Parenthood’s eligibility for federal funds, while the health organization’s president said defunding it would restrict women’s access to care and disproportionately hur…
Father of Washington state school shooter convicted on gun charges
(Reuters) – The father of a Washington state teen who went on a deadly shooting rampage at his high school last October was convicted on Tuesday of federal gun charges, prosecutors said.
Planned Parenthood wins round in U.S. court against Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood’s Utah chapter won an initial round in court on Tuesday challenging an attempt by the governor to cut off its funding, with a federal judge ruling that the public’s interest favors keeping the women’s healt…
Foreign firms, consortiums interested in California rail work
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Thirty-five construction companies, financiers, train manufacturers and operators from around the world have expressed interest in working on California’s $68 billion high-speed train.
U.S. judge dismisses September 11 victims’ case against Saudi Arabia
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed claims against Saudi Arabia by families of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, who accused the country of providing material support to al Qaeda.
Detroit drug dealer known as ‘White Boy Rick’ loses resentencing bid
(Reuters) – A Detroit man sentenced to life in prison as a teenager on a drug offense decades ago is not entitled to a new sentencing hearing, the Michigan appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
U.S. smuggler who let men die in car trunk gets seven years
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Los Angeles man who ignored the pleas of two dying men he was smuggling across the U.S.-Mexico border in the trunk of his car was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday.
