Court upholds contraceptive mandate against Indiana nonprofits
(Reuters) – A group of religiously affiliated nonprofit organizations in Indiana must comply with the Affordable Care Act’s provision allowing their employees to get insurance coverage for contraception, despite their religious objections, a federal ap…
Ex-college band member gets four years for Florida hazing death
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A former member of a Florida college marching band was sentenced on Friday to four years in prison in the 2011 death of a drum major, concluding a series of criminal trials resulting from a case that drew wide attention to col…
California passes bill to help immigrant crime victim visa applicants
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California legislators have voted to help undocumented immigrants who are victims of violent crime by introducing time limits on law enforcement’s response to their U.S. visa applications, in an attempt to standardize police f…
Police show in force for funeral of Texas deputy killed in shooting
HOUSTON (Reuters) – More than 10,000 law enforcement officers from across the United States attended the Houston funeral of Harris County Deputy Darren Goforth on Friday, remembering him as good-natured man who brought dignity to the profession.
Videos a focus of probe into Illinois policeman’s slaying
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Investigators in northern Illinois on Friday pieced together several videos to build a visual timeline around the fatal shooting of a veteran policeman while a $50,000 reward was offered for information leading to the apprehension a…
Massachusetts police officer to be charged with hoax shooting claim
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts police officer who sent a Boston suburb into lockdown earlier this week after reporting that an unknown assailant shot at his patrol cruiser will face criminal charges for allegedly making up the whole thing, police s…
Undocumented immigrant to stand trial in San Francisco waterfront shooting
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An undocumented immigrant accused of shooting a woman along San Francisco’s famous waterfront in a killing that has ratcheted up the national debate over immigration will stand trial on murder and weapons charges, a judge rule…
New York City correctional officers plead not guilty to assaulting teen inmate
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two New York City correctional officers pled not guilty on Friday to charges that included official misconduct and assault on a teenage inmate at Rikers Island, prosecutors said.
Marine killed in helicopter accident was at ‘high-risk’ training: officials
(Reuters) – A U.S. Marine who died at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina this week was participating in “high-risk” training when a helicopter made a hard landing, killing him and injuring 11 others, the U.S. Marine Corps said on Friday.
New York City teacher arrested for flying drone at U.S. Open stadium
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City public school teacher was arrested early on Friday on reckless endangerment and other charges after a drone he was operating crashed into the stands in a stadium where a U.S. Open tennis match was underway, police s…
