U.S. top court throws out Los Angeles ordinance giving police access to hotel records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a Los Angeles ordinance that lets police view hotel guest registries without a warrant violates the privacy rights of business owners, taking away what the city called a vital tool to f…
Billy Graham’s grandson quits Florida church after admitting ‘moral failing’
MIAMI (Reuters) – A grandson of famed evangelist Billy Graham resigned his post atop a prominent south Florida church after admitting to “moral failure,” according to a statement from Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church.
Supreme Court rules for Marvel in Spider-Man toy dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday against the inventor of a Spider-Man toy by quoting a famous line associated with the comic book superhero about how with great power comes great responsibility.
U.S. ethanol facility closed after explosion; two injured
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Poet Llc ethanol plant in Minnesota was shut down following a Sunday morning blast that injured two people, according to the U.S. biofuels producer.
GE reaches tentative labor agreement with U.S. unions
(Reuters) – General Electric Co said it has reached tentative agreement with its two biggest U.S. unions on a four-year national labor contract after three weeks of talks.
Supreme Court rejects Madoff trustee’s appeal over $4 billion recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact a court ruling that could prevent victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme from recouping more than $4 billion from customers who withdrew money before the enterprise collapsed.
‘White rights’ group leader cited by South Carolina shooter donated to Republicans: reports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of a white supremacist group, cited by the suspected gunman who killed nine people at a black South Carolina church last week, has given thousands of dollars to several 2016 Republican presidential candidates, according …
Mourning shooting victims, Charleston anguishes over ‘freshness of death’
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Hundreds of people packed a sweltering Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston for an emotional memorial service on Sunday just days after a gunman, identified by authorities as a 21-year-old whit…
Mourning shooting victims, Charleston anguishes over ‘freshness of death’
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Hundreds of people packed a sweltering Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston for an emotional memorial service on Sunday just days after a gunman, identified by authorities as a 21-year-old whit…
Hunt for escaped convicts heats up near New York-Pennsylvania line
(Reuters) – Hundreds of law enforcement officers stepped up their hunt in western New York state for two convicted murderers who escaped from an upstate prison more than two weeks ago, as another possible sighting of the men was reported in a new searc…
