U.S. court hands win to NSA over metadata collection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out a judge’s ruling that would have blocked the National Security Agency from collecting phone metadata under a controversial program that has raised privacy concerns.
Virginia governor calls for gun controls after journalists shot
(Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Friday vowed to press for gun control reforms following the deaths of two television journalists by a former station employee in an on-air shooting.
North Carolina policeman won’t face retrial in fatal shooting of black man
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina prosecutors said on Friday they have decided against seeking a retrial for Randall Kerrick, a white police officer whose manslaughter trial in the killing of an unarmed black man ended in a hung jury last week…
Behind bright facade, Mississippi coast still battles Katrina demons
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. (Reuters) – The columned facade of Pass Christian’s city hall looks out over the Mississippi coastline to a refurbished harbor, a new yacht club and a bar where locals streamed in for sundown cocktails.
Kenyan gets 15 years in prison in U.S. for funding Islamist militant groups
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Kenyan man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday by a judge in Miami after pleading guilty to funneling $11,600 dollars to U.S.-designated terrorist organizations in Africa and the Middle East.
White supremacist defends killings, says Jews must be stopped
OLATHE, Kan. (Reuters) – A white supremacist charged with killing three people outside two Jewish centers in Kansas last year asked a jury on Friday to find him not guilty because he was acting on the belief that Jews have too much power and must be st…
Court ruling on NSA data collection shows program is constitutional: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. appellate court decision on the National Security Agency’s collection of phone metadata was consistent with the Obama administration’s stance that the intelligence gathering programs are constitutional, the White House s…
Appeals court upholds protest ban on Supreme Court plaza
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a federal law banning protests on the marble plaza directly in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, saying demonstrators are free to protest nearby.
Florida Governor declares state of emergency ahead of storm Erika
MIAMI (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott declared a state of emergency on Friday in preparation for the arrival of Tropical Storm Erika as it made a soggy path through the Caribbean toward the southeastern United States.
Inmate left to inhale own feces can sue NY prison officials
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit accusing New York prison officials of locking an inmate for weeks in tiny cells that reeked of urine and feces, including one cell where they disabled his toilet and forced him to inhale hi…
