Ex-NFL star Sharper pleads no contest in Los Angeles to two rapes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former National Football League star Darren Sharper pleaded no contest on Monday to charges in Los Angeles of drugging four women and raping two of them, after receiving a nine-year prison sentence for a sexual assault case in A…
U.S. to stop collecting bulk phone data if spying law expires
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies in June will stop bulk collection of data on calls by U.S. telephone subscribers, unless Congress extends a law authorizing the spying, U.S. officials said on Monday.
Protest planned in Connecticut over teen’s violent arrest
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – A protest was being planned for later on Monday outside the New Haven, Connecticut, police headquarters following the release of a video that showed a black teenaged girl being thrown to the ground by a white police officer…
U.S. hospitals’ uncompensated care fell by $7.4 billion in 2014: government
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The costs of caring for the uninsured at U.S. hospitals fell by an estimated $7.4 billion in 2014 due to the expansion of healthcare to millions of people under Obamacare, according to a government report released on Monday.
U.S. top court wrestles over Confederate flag license plate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared conflicted over how to resolve a free speech dispute over whether the state of Texas was required to approve a specialty vehicle license plate that displays a Confederate battle flag…
Maryland students accused of using Twitter to cheat on test
(Reuters) – Two Maryland high school students have been accused of using Twitter to cheat on Common Core state standardized tests, officials said on Monday.
Lack of orange juice leads Louisiana man to shoot son in buttocks
(Reuters) – A Louisiana man was in custody on Monday after shooting his 18-year-old son in the buttocks during a fight about orange juice, police said.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects singer Rundgren’s Chase suit appeal
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to revive a lawsuit by singer-songwriter Todd Rundgren and his wife Michele accusing JPMorgan Chase of wrongfully attempting to foreclose on the couple’s Kilauea, Hawaii home.
U.S. top court rejects challenge to Wisconsin voter ID law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to Wisconsin’s Republican-backed law requiring voters to present photo identification to cast a ballot, a measure Democrats contend is aimed at keeping their supporters from v…
Puerto Rico restructuring talk hurting demand for bond deal: sources
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Investors are losing interest in a proposed $2.9 billion bond deal that would provide a financial lifeline for Puerto Rico after three prominent legislators called for debt restructuring, according to three investor sources.
