Judge rules California owes $331 million to homeowners
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California judge has ruled the state is obligated to pay $331 million in mortgage relief funds it used to bolster its finances, but stopped short of ordering that the money be turned over to homeowners hard hit by the mortga…
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.
Washington state NAACP leader embroiled in race controversy resigns
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Rachel Dolezal, a civil rights advocate who has been accused of falsely claiming she is black, announced her resignation on Monday as leader of a local branch of the NAACP in Washington state.
Judge tells U.S. Army to let Sikh student into reserve officer training
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Army to stop barring a Sikh college student from participating in reserve officer training because of his beard and turban, a decision welcomed on Monday as a step toward more religious Sikhs …
Pennsylvania man gets up to 40 years prison for ricin-laced card
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man was sentenced to 20 to 40 years in prison on Monday for sending a ricin-laced scratch-and-sniff birthday card to a romantic rival and making continued threats from behind bars, a prosecutor said.
Honda recalls 1.39 million cars with passenger-side Takata air bags
DETROIT (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co Ltd on Monday said it will recall 1.39 million Accord and Civic model sedans with potentially faulty front passenger-side air bags made by Japan’s Takata Corp.
Dual shark attacks in North Carolina a rarity, expert says
(Reuters) – A North Carolina resort town’s beaches were under surveillance by air and water but open for swimming on Monday, the day after two youths were badly injured in separate shark attacks less than an hour apart.
Defense seeks mistrial in ex-Vanderbilt football players rape case
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Attorneys for two former Vanderbilt University football players convicted of raping an unconscious female student asked a judge on Monday to declare a mistrial, arguing that a juror withheld his own status as a sexual assau…
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.
