Bomber decision due in August or September: U.S. Air Force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force still aims to award a long-awaited contract for a new long-range strike bomber in August, but the decision could slip into September, Air Force Secretary Deborah James said Wednesday, adding it was crucial to “…
Air conditioning not a must on Louisiana death row: appeals court
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court said Louisiana is not required to install air conditioning on death row in its main state prison, but violated three death row inmates’ constitutional rights by subjecting them to extreme heat that regularly topped 1…
Maine allows gun owners to carry concealed weapons without permit
AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) – Maine will allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons without a permit, a practice called “constitutional carry” by Second Amendment advocates, under a bill signed into law on Wednesday by Republican Governor Paul LePage.
Crime on the rise in Los Angeles in first half of 2015
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The City of Los Angeles has seen a spike in crime in nearly every major category for the first half of 2015, reversing the declining trend of the last dozen years, after California recently reduced penalties for low-level and no…
Two people in N.Y. charged in massive probe of child porn website
NEW YORK (Reuters) – At least two people including a former New York City school teacher have been criminally charged in connection with an investigation into a child pornography website the FBI seized earlier this year that authorities say had nearly …
All NY colleges to adopt ‘yes means yes’ sex assault policy
(This story corrects the July 7 to say California policy applies to all universities, not just public ones, in the fourth paragraph)
Federal ranger’s gun used in deadly San Francisco shooting
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The gun used in a deadly San Francisco shooting that helped spark renewed debate about immigration policy had been stolen from the car of a federal law enforcement ranger, officials said on Wednesday.
Confederate flag faces decisive vote in South Carolina legislature
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The campaign to remove the Confederate battle flag from South Carolina’s capitol grounds marched forward on Wednesday, as the House of Representatives emotionally debated the banner symbolizing slavery and racism for many a…
Wisconsin clears Capitol Building due to bomb threat: administration
(Reuters) – Wisconsin’s state Capitol Building in Madison was evacuated on Wednesday afternoon due to a “credible bomb threat” as representatives were debating a budget bill, a spokesman for the state Department of Administration said.
Cosby accuser asks for entire deposition to be made public
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Canadian woman at the center of sexual assault allegations against comedian Bill Cosby accused him on Wednesday of violating a confidentiality agreement in their 2005 lawsuit, and asked a court to make public his entire testimony…
