Virginia man charged in students’ deaths waives right to speedy trial
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Reuters) – A Virginia man charged with abducting and killing university student Hannah Graham waived his right to a speedy trial on Wednesday in a second murder case involving a female student.
Judge orders halt to Virginia execution pending hearing on drug
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge in Virginia on Wednesday ordered a temporary halt to a serial killer’s execution scheduled for Thursday so a hearing could be held about one of the drugs that would be used to put him to death.
Oregon bakery owners fight order to pay damages to lesbian couple
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The owners of a Portland-area bakery who refused on religious grounds to bake a wedding cake for a lesbian couple are fighting a court order to pay the pair $135,000 in damages, Oregon officials said on Wednesday.
Wyoming court issues injunction against fracking rules for public lands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Wyoming judge on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction against the federal government’s regulations for hydraulic fracturing on public lands, handing a victory to oil and gas producers who had vehemently opposed the rules….
Caitlyn Jenner will not be charged in fatal car crash: prosecutors
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Olympic champion and reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner will not be charged in connection with a crash in Malibu earlier this year that killed a 69-year-old woman, Los Angeles prosecutors said on Wednesday.
House votes to defund Planned Parenthood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives, continuing its fight against women’s healthcare provider Planned Parenthood, on Wednesday voted to strip the organization of its funding.
Denver man gets five life sentences for stabbing murders
DENVER (Reuters) – A 25-year-old man convicted of stabbing five people to death in a Denver bar during a botched 2012 robbery and then setting fire to the building was sentenced on Wednesday to five consecutive life sentences, prosecutors said.
South Dakota principal wounded in high school shooting
(Reuters) – A student at a South Dakota high school shot a principal in the arm on Wednesday in his office and then was tackled by an assistant principal and restrained by an athletic director until authorities could take him into custody, officials sa…
Anchorage lawmakers pass LGBT anti-discrimination law
(Reuters) – Lawmakers in Anchorage have passed a law making it illegal to discriminate on the grounds of gender identity or sexual orientation, the first law of its kind in Alaska, officials said.
CNBC sets qualification rules for prime-time Republican debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – CNBC said on Wednesday that Republican presidential candidates would need to poll at least 2.5 percent during the five preceding weeks to qualify for its prime-time debate on Oct. 28.
