Obama nominates Coast Guard vice admiral to head TSA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he would nominate Coast Guard Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger to be administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the agency created to tighten travel security following th…
Connecticut man who kept mentally ill sister in ‘dungeon’ pleads guilty
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to first-degree abuse and cruelty for keeping his mentally ill sister locked away for years in a padlocked room in her own urine and feces.
Citadel investigation finds 19 cases of hazing among cadets
(Reuters) – Nineteen hazing cases have been confirmed out of 85 allegations of misconduct reported this year at The Citadel military college in South Carolina, according to findings released by the school on Tuesday.
Seattle black man arrested for walking with golf club sues city, officer
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An elderly black man arrested last summer while walking down a Seattle street with a golf club has sued the city and the officer who took him into custody, claiming the incident was racially motivated, his attorney said on Tuesday.
Boston bomber’s lawyers focus on brother’s obsession with Islam
BOSTON (Reuters) – The older brother of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev changed from a roisterous boxer known for flashy outfits into someone with a bushy beard and drab clothes and obsessed by Islam, following a trip to Russia in 2012, witnes…
Baseball’s Orioles postpone game in riot-scarred Baltimore
(Reuters) – The baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox scheduled for Tuesday night in Baltimore has been postponed team officials said following recent violence that has gripped the city.
Labor leader urges presidential candidates to oppose trade deals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leader of the largest federation of U.S. labor unions has called on Hillary Clinton and other presidential hopefuls to oppose an Obama administration trade pact.
Defense makes closing argument in rape trial of former Goldman banker
RIVERHEAD, New York (Reuters) – A New York judge heard the defense’s closing argument on Tuesday in the trial of a former Goldman Sachs banker accused of raping an Irish student on Long Island in the summer of 2013.
Divided Supreme Court wrestles with gay marriage case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court appeared sharply divided on Tuesday on whether to legalize gay marriage across the United States, with Justice Anthony Kennedy, the likely swing vote, asking skeptical questions but saying same-sex couples …
Judge sets ex-NY Assembly Speaker Silver’s corruption trial for Nov. 2
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Embattled former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, accused by prosecutors of taking millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks, will go to trial on Nov. 2 on a sweeping series of corruption charges.
