Wisconsin Governor Walker signs 20-week abortion ban into law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a Republican presidential hopeful, signed a bill into law on Monday banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy that makes no exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest.
Americans favor Supreme Court term limits – Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Most Americans would support imposing a term limit on the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices, who now serve for life, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll has found in the aftermath of major rulings by the court on Obamacare and gay marria…
Republican Jeb Bush backs federal hiring freeze, lobbying rules
(Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said on Monday he would overhaul Washington’s culture with a federal balanced budget amendment, a freeze on government hiring and a longer ban on former members of Congress becoming lobbyists….
North Carolina police officer to face trial for 2013 shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – Jury selection is set to begin Monday in the manslaughter trial of a North Carolina police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man in one of a series of killings that have sparked a fresh debate on race and justice in …
Mitsubishi Materials apologizes for using U.S. POWs as slave labor
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Construction company Mitsubishi Materials Corp became the first major Japanese company to apologize for using captured American soldiers as slave laborers during World War Two, offering remorse on Sunday for “the tragic events i…
Driver charged with DWI in Long Island crash that killed four young women
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The driver of a pickup truck that struck a limousine on Long Island’s East End at the weekend, killing four young women on a wine-tasting outing and injuring several others, was arraigned on drunken driving charges on Sunday, polic…
Iowa chicks sent as far away as Brazil to evade deadly bird flu
(Reuters) – Less than 24 hours after a deadly infection of bird flu was confirmed at a turkey farm north of Des Moines, Iowa, Bud Wood packed about 3,500 rare baby chicks into boxes and put them in the back of a truck.
Congress to examine FBI handling of Tennessee shooter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers will examine possible shortcomings in law enforcement or intelligence in the case of a Tennessee shooting that killed five servicemen, a top Republican said on Sunday, adding that the case may be linked to Islamic State…
Burst of summer rain dampens car-torching California blaze
(Reuters) – Firefighters in Southern California, aided by an unusually long burst of rainfall, have dug containment lines around 60 percent of a brush fire that torched 20 vehicles and destroyed eleven homes and outbuildings, the U.S. Forest Service sa…
Congress to examine FBI handling of Tennessee shooter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawmakers will examine possible shortcomings in law enforcement or intelligence in the case of a Tennessee shooting that killed five servicemen, a top Republican said on Sunday, adding that the case may be linked to Islamic State…
