California ballot measures seek to ease Bay area gridlock
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Transportation advocates want to ask voters in several northern California counties to decide whether the region should boost sales taxes to fund $500 million a year in road and rail improvements in what would be the first reg…
Ohio high court advises judges not to refuse to perform gay marriages
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Judges in Ohio should not refuse to perform same-sex marriages based on personal or religious beliefs, the state’s Supreme Court said in an informal, nonbinding opinion released on Monday.
Oklahoma judge strikes down law limiting use of abortion-inducing pills
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge struck down on Monday a law aimed at limiting the use of abortion-inducing drugs, saying the measure was unconstitutional because it did not apply to other medication.
California man pleads guilty to bid to support Islamic State
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 21-year-old Southern California man who prosecutors say sought to travel to Syria last year in a bid to join Islamic State fighters pleaded guilty on Monday to federal charges.
Seattle fire crew rescues woman stuck in charity donation box
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Firefighters in Seattle managed to free a woman who became stuck inside a charity donation box as she searched for clothing overnight, authorities said on Monday.
Two Wisconsin girls to be tried as adults in Slenderman stabbing case
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin judge on Monday ordered two girls be tried as adults on charges they tried to kill their classmate by stabbing her 19 times to try to please the fictional character Slenderman.
Black South Carolina man was armed when officers shot him, police say
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A young black man was armed on Saturday when he was shot to death by South Carolina police after leading officers on a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed his SUV into a tree, authorities said on Monday.
University of Texas considers moving Confederate statues on campus
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A panel at the University of Texas recommended moving to museums or leaving in place, with notes of explanation, statues of Confederate leaders on campus that have been the subject to recent protests, the school said on Monday…
Virginia agents who bloodied black student return to duty
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Virginia alcohol control agents involved in the bloody arrest of a black University of Virginia student in March returned to duty on Monday, the agency said.
World Trade Center parachutists fined, no jail
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two men found guilty of jumping off the top of New York’s One World Trade Center, the Western Hemisphere’s tallest building, were each sentenced to a $2,000 fine and community service on Monday in a Manhattan state court.
