New York honors John Lennon with ‘yellow submarine’ tapestry
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly 40 years after he obtained his green card, John Lennon has been honored in New York with a tapestry showing Manhattan as a yellow submarine and the late Beatle holding up a peace sign at the helm.
Planned Parenthood reports second website hack in a week
(Reuters) – Planned Parenthood said electronic traffic to its websites was snarled by computer hackers on Wednesday in the second cyber attack mounted against the healthcare organization this week amid a controversy over alleged sales of aborted fetal …
University of Virginia graduates sue Rolling Stone over rape story
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three University of Virginia graduates on Wednesday filed a defamation lawsuit in New York against Rolling Stone magazine, its publisher, Wenner Media, and a journalist, over a now-debunked 2014 article describing a fraternity gang…
Oregon governor OKs early sales of recreational-use marijuana
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon residents will be able to buy marijuana for recreational use starting in October, about a year earlier than originally expected, under a new law backers hope will help curb the black market, state officials said on Wednesday. 
California sued for failing to protect mentally disabled defendants
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Families who say their mentally ill and developmentally disabled loved ones endured rape and other trauma while languishing in California jails sued the state on Wednesday, saying officials failed to move them to treatmen…
Oklahoma woman arrested for downing Jell-O shots while driving bus
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma woman charged with downing Jell-O shots of alcohol while driving a commercial bus has been arrested for violating state traffic laws, police said on Wednesday.
Cincinnati police officer indicted in shooting death of black man
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – A University of Cincinnati police officer was indicted Wednesday on murder charges in the fatal shooting last week of an unarmed black motorist who was stopped because of a missing front license plate.
Colorado movie gunman’s mother weeps, blames mental illness
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – The mother of Colorado’s movie rampage gunman wept on Wednesday as she said a university psychiatrist never told her James Holmes had homicidal thoughts before the massacre, and that she would have “crawled on all fours” t…
Virginia college graduates sue Rolling Stone over rape story
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three University of Virginia graduates on Wednesday filed a defamation lawsuit in New York against Rolling Stone magazine, its publisher Wenner Media and a journalist over a now-debunked 2014 article describing a fraternity gang ra…
Leidos team wins $4.34 billion contract for U.S. military health records
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday awarded a team led by Leidos Holdings Inc a contract valued at up to $4.34 billion to build a new electronic health record system for 9.6 million current and retired military service membe…
