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…
No suspect identified in shooting death of Georgia university student
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The fatal shooting of a student on the campus of Georgia’s Savannah State University was under investigation on Friday, with no suspect yet identified a day after the confrontation that resulted in the man’s death.
Oklahoma day care probed for drugging kids to get them to sleep
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – A southeastern Oklahoma day care is under investigation for child abuse on suspicion of drugging children in its care, including those under a year old, to get them to sleep, police and state officials said on Friday.
It’s a boy! Washington zoo gives details on new panda cub
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Zoo’s surviving giant panda cub is a boy and was fathered by the zoo’s male panda, the zoo said on Friday.
Virginia teen gets 11 years for supporting Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Virginia teenager who used social media to support the militant group Islamic State was sentenced to just over 11 years in federal prison on Friday, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Georgia university investigating fraternity’s alleged racist taunts
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The Georgia Institute of Technology is investigating allegations that white members of a campus fraternity shouted racial slurs at a black female student earlier this month.
Jury mulls fate of defendant in New Hampshire prep school rape trial
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – A New Hampshire jury is set to begin its first full day of deliberations on Friday in the trial of Owen Labrie, a former student at an elite prep school accused of raping a 15-year-old freshman girl on campus days before his g…
Student dies after shooting at Georgia university
(Reuters) – A student at Savannah State University in Georgia died on Friday after being shot on campus, prompting a two-hour lockdown as police swept the area for the shooter, a school official said.
