Confederate flag faces decisive vote in South Carolina legislature
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – The campaign to remove the Confederate battle flag from South Carolina’s capitol grounds marched forward on Wednesday, as the House of Representatives emotionally debated the banner symbolizing slavery and racism for many a…
Wisconsin clears Capitol Building due to bomb threat: administration
(Reuters) – Wisconsin’s state Capitol Building in Madison was evacuated on Wednesday afternoon due to a “credible bomb threat” as representatives were debating a budget bill, a spokesman for the state Department of Administration said.
Cosby accuser asks for entire deposition to be made public
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Canadian woman at the center of sexual assault allegations against comedian Bill Cosby accused him on Wednesday of violating a confidentiality agreement in their 2005 lawsuit, and asked a court to make public his entire testimony…
Over 60 percent of Republicans oppose court on gay marriage: Reuters/Ipsos poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Almost two-thirds of Republicans oppose the Supreme Court’s backing of gay marriage, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, which gives hope for conservative presidential candidates who have come out strongly against marriage equality.
Pennsylvania man gets 14-1/2 years in prison for India-based phone scam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man who helped coordinate a fraud in which India-based callers preyed on financially vulnerable Americans by pretending to be U.S. government agents was sentenced to 14-1/2 years in prison on Wednesday.
Relatives of Charleston victims urge Congress to vote on gun law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Relatives and friends of the victims of last month’s shooting in a Charleston, South Carolina church traveled to Washington on Wednesday to demand that U.S. lawmakers vote on legislation to expand background checks on gun sales.
Two arrested in Oklahoma Walmart robbery by fake Loomis guard
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The manager of an Oklahoma Walmart robbed of $75,000 in cash by a man posing as an armored truck company security guard was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of being connected to the heist, police said.
Computer glitch halts United Airlines flights for two hours
(Reuters) – All United Airlines flights were grounded for almost two hours early Wednesday due to a computer hardware problem, creating travel headaches for tens of thousands of passengers that stretched into the afternoon.
Anthony Batts, Baltimore Police Commissioner, fired
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has fired Police Commissioner Anthony Batts, the mayor’s office said on Wednesday.
U.S. court rules citizenship law discriminates against fathers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. immigration law that treats mothers and fathers differently in determining whether their children may claim U.S. citizenship is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court ruled on Wednesday, four years after the U.S. Supreme …
