Los Angeles Olympic bid is a ‘new start’ for all: mayor
BERLIN (Reuters) – Los Angeles’ 2024 summer Olympics bid will be a new start for the United States as it attempts to land the first summer Games since 1996 and put the disappointment of Boston’s failed effort behind it, the city’s mayor said on Thursda…
Obama’s Arctic adventure ends with sinking village, fish spawn
KOTZEBUE, Alaska (Reuters) – President Barack Obama got a taste of the U.S. Arctic on Wednesday, dropping in to two remote fly-in native villages in a journey the White House hopes will show how climate change is affecting Americans.
Washington state patrolman won’t face charges over shooting of two black men
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state police officer will not face criminal charges after shooting two unarmed black men suspected of trying to steal beer from a supermarket, a prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.
Australia under fire for lobbying on California kangaroo trade
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian government is under fire for lobbying the California legislature to stop a ban on the sale of kangaroo products in the U.S. state, a restriction the industry argues would cripple exports of the marsupials’ meat and lea…
U.S. judge approves $415 million settlement in tech worker lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday granted final approval to a $415 million settlement that ends a high profile lawsuit in which workers accused Apple, Google and two other Silicon Valley companies of conspiring to hold down salaries.
Psychiatrist for Colorado movie gunman thought mental hold might ‘inflame’ him
DENVER (Reuters) – A University of Colorado psychiatrist who treated convicted theater gunman James Holmes decided against placing him on a mental health hold after he expressed homicidal thoughts because it might “inflame him,” police documents showed…
Nevada high school student wins right to form anti-abortion group
(Reuters) – A Las Vegas high school student has been allowed to form an anti-abortion group on campus, after a law firm dedicated to religious causes sued over a decision by school officials to deny her application for the club, the firm said on Wednes…
Manhunt widens for suspects in Illinois policeman’s death
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Hundreds of police on Wednesday widened the search for three suspects in the fatal shooting of a 30-year veteran policeman in northern Illinois, and mourners gathered in a vigil for the slain officer at a lake front park.
California inmate dies of natural causes after 26 years on death row
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A California prison inmate who spent 26 years on death row for murder has died of natural causes, the fourth so far this year in a state that hasn’t carried out an execution since 2006.
Baltimore judge orders individual trials for police in Gray case
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A judge on Wednesday ordered individual trials for six Baltimore police officers charged in the death of a black man from an injury in custody, a case that fed the U.S. debate on police treatment of minorities.
