South Carolina sheriff’s deputy charged in shooting death of wife
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A South Carolina sheriff’s deputy has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of his wife, authorities said on Monday.
Colorado high court upholds firing of workers for medical pot use
DENVER (Reuters) – The Colorado Supreme Court ruled on Monday that companies may fire their employees for off-the-job use of medical marijuana that is permitted under state law because cannabis remains outlawed by the federal government.
U.S. justices refuse to restore North Carolina abortion ultrasound law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by the state of North Carolina to revive its law requiring women seeking an abortion to have an ultrasound of the fetus performed and described to them by a doctor.
Baltimore takes aim at liquor stores after Freddie Gray riots
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Dozens of Baltimore liquor stores damaged in rioting over the death of Freddie Gray are likely to be excluded from city recovery help, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said on Monday.
Alaska wildfire destroys dozens of homes, menaces highway
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – A fast-spreading Alaska wildfire has destroyed up to 45 homes and forced authorities to restrict traffic on a major highway connecting two of the state’s largest cities, state officials said on Monday.
Boston teens charged in shooting of youth on bicycle plead not guilty
BOSTON (Reuters) – A pair of Boston teenagers charged with fatally shooting a 16-year-old as he rode his bicycle through a rough part of the city pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges after their mothers turned them in to police over the weekend.
Texas, Louisiana brace for Gulf of Mexico storm
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A tropical disturbance packing heavy rains in the Gulf of Mexico was slated to drench the coast of Texas weeks after floods killed about 30 people in the state, the National Weather Service said on Monday.
New trial begins for former South Carolina police chief who shot black man
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A second trial began on Monday for a former South Carolina police chief charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, one of a series of cases that has raised questions about U.S. law enforcement’s use …
Armed man shot trying to get into Arkansas air base: authorities
(Reuters) – An armed man trying to get into the Little Rock Air Force Base in Arkansas was shot at the gate on Monday and is in critical condition at an area hospital, base officials said.
Two Catholic U.S. bishops resign in child sex abuse scandal
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Monday accepted the resignation of two U.S. bishops on Monday, 10 days after a Minnesota prosecutor filed criminal charges against their diocese for failing to protect children from a sexually abusive priest.
