Colorado cinema gunman picked midnight movie because fewer children likely present
DENVER (Reuters) – A psychiatrist testified on Monday that Colorado theater gunman James Holmes chose a midnight screening of a movie to commit mass murder because he believed there would be fewer children present.
U.S. top court throws out man’s conviction for Facebook threats
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man who made threatening Facebook statements toward his estranged wife and others in a ruling that makes it tougher to prosecute people for using menacin…
Baltimore posts worst monthly murder toll since 1972
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore recorded 43 murders in May, police said on Monday, the deadliest month in more than 40 years for a city already shaken by the death of a black man from injuries in police custody.
Kansas doctors challenge 2nd trimester abortion procedure ban
(Reuters) – A father-daughter doctor team on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging a Kansas state law due to take effect in July that would ban a common second trimester abortion procedure that lawmaker supporters termed “dismemberment abortions.”
Police shooting of Southern California college debater sparks anger
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Southern California police say an officer fatally shot an unarmed man who was high on drugs and threatening to attack, sparking anger from the man’s family and friends who describe him as an accomplished college debater who simp…
Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation to probe shooting by reserve deputy
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said on Monday it would investigate the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office, which has been under scrutiny since a reserve sheriff’s deputy fatally shot a suspect in April.
Muslim woman says she faced discrimination on United-linked flight
(Reuters) – A social media campaign gained strength on Monday for a Muslim chaplain at Northwestern University who said she was denied an unopened can of soda on a United Airlines-affiliated carrier after a flight attendant told her it could be used as…
U.S. top court sides with immigrant deported for drugs in sock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that an immigrant from Tunisia who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drug charge for concealing pills in a sock he was wearing cannot be deported for the offense.
U.S., Qatar continue to discuss safeguards for ex-Taliban detainees: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Qatar continue to discuss details regarding long-term safeguards for detainees transferred to the Middle Eastern country from the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention camp last year, at White House spokesman said o…
U.S. Congress intern arrested for trying to bring gun into office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An intern for a Kansas congresswoman was arrested on Capitol Hill on Monday when he tried to bring an unloaded handgun to work, according to a police spokeswoman.
