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.
Firefighters report progress fighting Arizona blaze
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Firefighters battling a major wildfire in northwestern Arizona on Monday reported progress in containing a blaze that forced people out of about 1,000 homes and charred nearly 6,800 acres.
Grizzly suspected in death of Yellowstone hiker trapped, may be killed
(Reuters) – A mother grizzly suspected in the death of a hiker whose partially eaten body was found at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming has been trapped and will be killed if DNA testing proves she was involved in the attack, the park’s superintend…
