Tensions build as Supreme Court readies blockbuster rulings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tensions are building inside and outside the white marble facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building as the nine justices prepare to issue major rulings on gay marriage and President Barack Obama’s healthcare law by the end of the…
Appeals process for flood insurance claims needs work: Senate probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s appeals process for reviewing flood insurance claim disputes is riddled with flaws, but there is no evidence of systematic underpayments by insurers to flood victims, an investigation by U.S. Senate staffers…
New Orleans policeman shot and killed while transporting suspect
(Reuters) – A suspect shot and killed a New Orleans police officer who was transporting him to jail on Saturday, officials said, adding that a manhunt was underway for the suspect who escaped the police vehicle, which crashed into a utility pole.
Ten shot, one killed, at Detroit block party: report
(Reuters) – Ten people were shot, one of them fatally, at a block party in Detroit on Saturday, the Detroit Free Press reported on its web site.
Agreement would keep open women’s college in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Sweet Briar College, a 114-year-old private women’s school in Virginia that has suffered dwindling enrollment and was set to close due to financial problems, will remain open under a legal settlement, state Attorney General Ma…
Police converge on NY town where escaped prisoners said sighted
DANNEMORA, N.Y. (Reuters) – Police using dogs and helicopters converged on a town in western New York state on Saturday to investigate a reported sighting of two convicted murderers who escaped a maximum-security prison two weeks ago, police said.
Racist manifesto linked to Charleston shooting suspect
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Dylann Roof, the suspect in Wednesday’s church massacre in Charleston, appears to have written a racist manifesto, posing in photographs with a handgun and standing in front of a Confederate military museum and plantation s…
New Orleans policeman shot and killed while transporting suspect
(Reuters) – A suspect shot and killed a New Orleans police officer who was transporting him to jail on Saturday, officials said, adding that a manhunt was underway for the suspect who escaped the police vehicle, which crashed into a utility pole.
Los Angeles police shoot unarmed man who raised towel-covered hand
(Reuters) – Los Angeles police shot and critically wounded an unarmed man after he raised his towel-wrapped hand at officers who thought he was brandishing a gun, a department spokeswoman said on Saturday.
Colorado movie massacre trial prosecution wraps up case
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A woman whose six-year-old daughter and unborn child were killed in the Colorado movie theater massacre in 2012 gave a heartrending account on Friday of the shooting, as prosecutors wrapped up their case against gunman Jam…
