Amnesty International condemns U.S. failure to act on torture report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amnesty International on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama’s administration of granting “de facto amnesty” to people involved in a CIA program that detained and tortured militants captured after the Sept. 11 attacks on the U…
U.S. Catholic bishop in child pornography case resigns
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Bishop Robert W. Finn of Kansas City, who remained in office for three years after he was convicted in 2012 of shielding a priest who took pornographic pictures of girls, has resigned, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
U.S. cracks down on female teachers who sexually abuse students
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A “Saturday Night Live” skit about a male student having sex with his female high school teacher painted the relationship as every teen boy’s dream, but drew a firestorm of criticism on social media.
Prosecutor ties Connecticut reputed mobster to Boston art heist
(This version of the April 20 story, corrects spelling of museum name to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in second paragraph)
Struggling to remember the name of Jeb Bush’s super PAC? Here’s why
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It’s hard to remember whether Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush’s super PAC is called America Rising or Right to Rise. The independent political group will likely raise hundreds of millions of dollars to back the former Flor…
Americans say cellphone cameras not changing police conduct
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans are evenly divided on whether the widespread use of smartphone cameras will improve police behavior and think it has done little to change police conduct so far, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
California court rejects city’s tiered water rates
(Reuters) – A state appeals court ruled on Monday that a southern California city’s tiered water rates, developed in an effort to combat overuse during the state’s ongoing drought, violated the state’s Constitution.
Baltimore police vow full probe of black man’s death while in custody
(Reuters) – Baltimore police vowed on Monday to make a full and swift probe of the death of a black suspect who suffered spinal injuries after white officers arrested him, the latest incident to raise questions about the treatment of minorities by U.S….
African marathoners top at Boston two years after bombing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Ethiopian runner Lelisa Desisa finished first in the Boston Marathon on Monday, reclaiming the top spot in a race he last won two years ago when it was struck by a deadly bombing attack.
Los Angeles police officer charged with assault over videotaped arrest
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles police officer was charged on Monday with assault for his part in the videotaped arrest of a black man who contends he was kicked so hard he lost a tooth filling.
