Jury clears Kleiner firm in Silicon Valley gender bias case
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California jury on Friday cleared venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers of gender discrimination claims brought against it by a woman former partner in a trial that transfixed Silicon Valley.
No charges for Arizona high schoolers arrested in ‘murder plot’
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Five Arizona high school students who were arrested last week on suspicion of plotting to kill a classmate will not face charges in the case, prosecutors said on Friday.
Man indicted in incident involving noose on Univ. of Mississippi statue
(Reuters) – A former University of Mississippi student has been indicted on civil rights charges accusing him of draping a noose and a Confederate flag around the neck of a statue of the school’s first black student, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.
Colorado urges U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss interstate pot lawsuit
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado’s attorney general on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit by Nebraska and Oklahoma which challenges the state’s recreational marijuana laws.
White supremacist pleads not guilty in Kansas Jewish center killings
OLATHE, Kan. (Reuters) – A Missouri white supremacist charged with fatally shooting three people outside two Jewish centers in a Kansas City suburb last April and trying to kill others pleaded not guilty on Friday.
Arkansas Senate passes religion bill seen as targeting gays
(Reuters) – The Arkansas Senate overwhelmingly approved on Friday a Republican-backed bill whose authors say is intended to protect religious freedoms but critics contend could allow businesses to refuse service to gay people.
Apple’s Cook joins tech CEOs in blasting Indiana religious freedom law
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s Tim Cook, one of the most prominent openly gay American CEOs, has joined fellow tech industry chiefs in decrying a controversial Indiana law that opponents say could allow companies to deny services to gay people.
Two new accusers say Bill Cosby drugged, sexually assaulted them
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two more women came forward on Friday accusing veteran comedian Bill Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them decades ago, when they were in their teens.
Alabama policeman indicted for throwing Indian man to ground
(Reuters) – A U.S. grand jury has indicted an Alabama police officer, captured on video throwing an Indian man to the ground, on a civil rights charge stemming from the use of unreasonable force, federal prosecutors said on Friday.
Former FBI agent testifies earlier suspect implicated in 1979 murder case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former FBI agent testified on Friday in the trial of a man accused of murdering a New York boy in 1979 that an earlier suspect in the case told her he may have molested the young victim.
