Cosby testifies for seven hours in abuse suit, lawyer says
BOSTON (Reuters) – Bill Cosby testified under oath for about seven hours on Friday in response to a civil suit brought by a woman who accuses the veteran comedian of sexually abusing her when she was 15, a lawyer for the plaintiff said on Saturday.
Some conservatives quietly campaign against Ryan for speaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some conservatives in the Republican party are sharpening their knives to keep Representative Paul Ryan from succeeding House Speaker John Boehner, even as they say publicly the election of the next speaker will center on reforms…
Secret Service agent credited with saving Reagan dies at 85
(Reuters) – Jerry Parr, the U.S. Secret Service agent credited with saving President Ronald Reagan’s life during an assassination attempt more than three decades ago, has died at the age of 85.
California governor approves bill to help immigrant crime victims
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill designed 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…
In familiar ritual, Obama consoles families from Oregon mass shooting
ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, in a ritual that has become both familiar and frustrating to him, traveled to Oregon on Friday to console families of the victims of a community college shooting that once again sparked a push for U.S….
California border patrol supervisor accused of false alerts on U.S. resident
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor has been charged with creating bogus alerts in the agency’s database to force routine stops, sometimes at gunpoint, of a legal U.S. resident who frequently crosses the border with Mexico, court docu…
California to enact comprehensive medical marijuana regulations
SACRAMENTO, Calif./LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Friday signed into law the state’s first comprehensive regulations of medical marijuana, two decades after legalization fueled a wild west of disparate local rules, a gray ma…
Shark bites surfer off Hawaii coast, leaving him in critical condition
HONOLULU (Reuters) – A 25-year-old surfer was bitten by a shark off the famed North Shore on Hawaii’s island of Oahu on Friday, and the man was rushed to a hospital where he was listed in critical condition, emergency officials said.
Los Angeles approves sweeping earthquake building-safety rules
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles on Friday approved safety standards that will require earthquake retrofits at thousands of apartment buildings and establish the nation’s toughest rules for structurally weak concrete buildings.
U.S. reassesses Columbus Day, Native American plight in focus
NEW YORK (Reuters) – About four miles from the world’s largest Christopher Columbus parade in midtown Manhattan on Monday, hundreds of Native Americans and their supporters will hold a sunrise prayer circle to honor ancestors who were slain or driven f…
