Mother of ex-NFL star’s murder victim to pursue civil suit
BOSTON (Reuters) – The mother of the semiprofessional football player murdered by former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez said on Wednesday that she would resume her wrongful death civil suit against the ex-NFL star.
Transgender teen gets South Carolina to change driver’s license policy
(Reuters) – South Carolina’s motor vehicles agency will change its driver’s license photo policy as part of a settlement reached with a transgender teenager who was required to remove her makeup for her picture last year, lawyers said on Wednesday.
U.S. top court makes it easier for people to sue the government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for people to sue the federal government by ruling in favor of plaintiffs in two separate cases including one involving a Hong Kong woman who was strip-searched while in immigrat…
In Illinois, the pain of budget cuts stings daily life
CHICAGO (Reuters) – No one answers the Illinois Tobacco Quitline’s telephone anymore.
Deputy blames Arizona sheriff for disobeying court over immigration sweeps
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A former supervisor in Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio’s human smuggling unit said on Tuesday that the controversial lawman was responsible for disobeying a court’s order that effectively shut down his high-profile immigration sweeps.
Crowds protest death of man after arrest by Baltimore police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Baltimore on Tuesday to protest the death of a 27-year-old black man who died after being arrested by local police.
Oklahoma reserve deputy pleads not guilty to manslaughter in shooting black man
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma reserve deputy pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter on Tuesday for killing a black man he said he accidentally shot with a gun instead of a Taser, a Tulsa County District Court clerk said on Tuesday.
Russell Begaye wins Navajo Nation presidency after delayed vote
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Russell Begaye beat the former two-time president of the Navajo Nation on Tuesday to become leader of the largest Native American tribe in an election that was delayed by questions over one candidate’s ability to speak Navajo.
South Carolina teen ‘seduced’ by Islamic State sentenced on gun charge: newspaper
(Reuters) – A South Carolina teen, who a prosecutor said was “seduced” by the Islamic State group and planned to shoot U.S. soldiers, was sentenced on Tuesday to five years in juvenile prison on a gun possession charge, the local Herald newspaper repor…
Posh Beverly Hills approves water restrictions, fines amid drought
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Beverly Hills, the southern California city renowned for Hollywood-tinged glamour and luxury, approved stricter water restrictions on Tuesday, including bans on filling new swimming pools and $1,000 fines for water violations.
