Jury in case of missing N.Y. boy starts ninth day of deliberations
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors in the trial of a former deli worker who confessed to killing Etan Patz in 1979 began a ninth day of deliberations on Monday with a re-reading of testimony that implicated another, earlier suspect in the case of the missing …
U.S. top court throws out Obamacare contraception ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday revived religious objections by Catholic groups in Michigan and Tennessee to the Obamacare requirement for contraception coverage, throwing out a lower court decision favoring President Barack Oba…
Rescuers search for four boaters missing after Alabama storms
(Reuters) – Crews searched on Monday for four people missing after powerful thunderstorms caught them by surprise and capsized their sailboats during a weekend regatta off the Alabama coast, U.S. Coast Guard officials said.
Albuquerque police seek martial arts champ over hit-and-run
(Reuters) – Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, want to question mixed martial arts star Jon Jones over his possible involvement in a hit-and-run accident early on Sunday in which a pregnant woman was hurt, authorities said.
Increased human protections offered as H5N2 outbreak spreads
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Hundreds of farm workers exposed to a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu have been offered antiviral medication as a preventative measure in recent days, U.S. public health officials said.
Truckers to strike four shipping companies at Southern California ports
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Truckers who haul freight from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will go on strike against four ground-shipment companies on Monday, a Teamsters union official said, in a move that could revive labor tension at the nation’…
Top U.S. court appears on cusp of declaring right to gay marriage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s arguments on Tuesday over same-sex marriage will cap more than two decades of litigation and a transformation in public attitudes.
Gunshots fired at rapper Lil Wayne’s tour buses on Georgia highway
(Reuters) – Multiple gunshots were fired early Sunday into two buses carrying Grammy-winning rap music star Lil Wayne and his entourage on a Georgia highway following a performance in Atlanta, but no one was hurt, police said.
Baltimore mayor says outsiders turned peaceful protest violent
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore’s mayor and police on Sunday again blamed outside agitators for violence and vandalism that flared during a mostly peaceful protest over last week’s death of a young black man who sustained an unexplained spinal injury w…
For-profit Corinthian Colleges to shut down remaining campuses
(Reuters) – For-profit college operator Corinthian Colleges Inc, said on Sunday it will immediately shut down all its remaining campuses and cease substantially all other operations.
