Man’s death in Georgia jail cell ruled a homicide
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The death of a Nigerian college student on New Year’s Day in a Savannah, Georgia, jail cell has been ruled a homicide, officials said, and a grand jury will consider the case.
Video of Boston man’s shooting by police to be withheld until funeral
BOSTON (Reuters) – Surveillance video showing a black Muslim man being shot and killed in Boston by law enforcement officers attempting to question him in a terrorism investigation will not be released until after his funeral, prosecutors said on Frida…
Bikers jailed for deadly Texas fight seek faster bail hearings
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lawyers for 144 people jailed after a deadly fight between motorcycle gangs last month in Waco, Texas, have filed a petition seeking prompt bail hearings, saying state authorities are unlawfully dragging their heels in process…
U.S. court rejects American Samoans’ bid for full citizenship rights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled against a group of American Samoans who had argued that those born in the U.S. territory in the South Pacific should be eligible for U.S. citizenship at birth.
U.S. Agents arrest 27 foreign criminal fugitives in sweep
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. agents arrested 27 criminal foreign fugitives from 13 countries this week in a nationwide sweep, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said on Friday.
Maine city’s police turn to Somali immigrants as diversity grows
LEWISTON, Maine (Reuters) – From the Mogadishu market to the women in brightly colored veils walking their children to school, Maine’s second-largest city shows the signs of the growing Somali-American community that is making its mark on the former Ne…
U.S. Air Force bomber contract due in early August: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force is expected to unveil in early August whether Northrop Grumman Corp, maker of the B-2 bomber, or a Boeing Co-Lockheed Martin Corp team will build a new U.S. long-range bomber, sources familiar with the competit…
Family alleges brother was victim of Hastert abuse: ABC News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sister of a student at the high school where Dennis Hastert was a wrestling coach accused the former U.S. House of Representatives speaker of sexually abusing her brother, according to an interview with ABC News that aired on…
California drought not helping water funds, but stocks prosper
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The record California drought, now in its fourth year, is prompting fund managers to dive into the shares of water technology companies.
Planned Parenthood sues to block Arizona abortion law
(Reuters) – Arizona abortion providers have sued to block part of a state law that requires doctors to tell women that drug-induced abortions can be reversed, Planned Parenthood has said.
