‘Temporary’ not guilty plea entered for Charleston suspect
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A federal magistrate on Friday entered a “temporary” not guilty plea for Dylann Roof on hate crime charges in the slaying of nine African-Americans at a South Carolina church, even as his lawyer said his client wanted to pl…
Jail for man accused of shooting at George Zimmerman in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida man returned to jail on Friday to await trial on attempted murder charges in a roadway shooting involving George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed black teena…
New York man charged with supporting Islamic State denied bail
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. magistrate judge rejected a bail request on Friday for a New York man arrested on charges of supporting Islamic State and traveling to Turkey to meet with members of the militant group, a court official said.
Texas Christian University student disciplined over social media comments
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas Christian University (TCU) student has been disciplined after posting online comments seen as racially offensive about current events, including rioting in Baltimore and the rise of the Islamic State, TCU officials said on Fr…
Judge narrows Bacon-Nygård defamation case tied to Bahamas fire
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York judge has narrowed the scope of a $100 million defamation lawsuit filed by billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon against Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygård, part of a bitter dispute over neighboring properties they own in the Bahamas.
Search for missing teens off Florida coast to be suspended
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard plans to suspend its search for two 14-year-old boys from South Florida at sunset on Friday, a week after they disappeared while on a fishing trip off the state’s Atlantic Ocean coast.
Puerto Rico nears default as debt restructuring beckons
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico on Friday planned to cover a payment due on debt owed by its development bank, a source familiar with the matter said, but the U.S. territory may still be short of the funds needed to pay all of the obligations due on S…
St. Louis justice system biased against black children, U.S. probe finds
(Reuters) – The family court system in St. Louis, Missouri, has racially discriminated against black juveniles, denying children their constitutional rights as they navigate court proceedings, a nearly two-year-long federal investigation has found.
U.S. court puts National Collegiate Athletic Association injunction on hold
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court put on hold a ruling that ordered the National Collegiate Athletic Association to allow universities to offer student athletes a limited share of revenue.
Fort Worth police officer fatally shoots suspect said to be armed
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Fort Worth, Texas, police officer on bicycle patrol has been placed on mandatory administrative leave after fatally shooting a man brandishing a pistol on Friday morning, police said.
