Race, reforms eyed as Ferguson, Missouri, voters head to polls
(Reuters) – Residents in Ferguson, Missouri, cast their votes on Tuesday in a closely watched election seen as a critical step toward ending racially discriminatory practices that thrust the St. Louis suburb into the national spotlight last year.
U.S. appeals court rejects challenge to 2012 Obama deportation relief
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to President Barack Obama’s 2012 executive action granting deportation relief to immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children, upholding a lower court’s earlier ruling.
Arkansas governor signs adoption law banning ‘re-homing’
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Spurred by the disclosure that a lawmaker transferred custody of children he had adopted to a family where one of the children was sexually abused, Arkansas’ governor on Monday signed legislation barring the practice known…
Death penalty sought for Pennsylvania man accused of killing six in fire
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – Pennsylvania prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for a man accused of intentionally setting a house fire that killed a family of six last year, the district attorney said on Tuesday.
U.S. judge denies request by Prince Andrew accuser to join lawsuit
(Reuters) – A woman who said in court papers she was forced as an underage girl to have sex with Britain’s Prince Andrew, prominent U.S. lawyer Alan Dershowitz and other men cannot join an ongoing lawsuit in Florida, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Seven people killed in Illinois crash of small airplane
(Reuters) – A small private airplane crashed early on Tuesday on approach to a runway at a central Illinois airport, killing all seven people on board including two members of the Illinois State University athletic department, officials said.
Actor Edward Norton pushes for fracking ban in Maryland radio ad
(Reuters) – Hollywood actor Edward Norton is lending his voice to a radio advertisement in his home state of Maryland paid for by a consumer rights group calling for a moratorium on the drilling process known as fracking.
Generator found in Maryland home where eight died: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Maryland home in which eight family members were found dead this week had a power generator in it, police said on Tuesday, in an incident that local media have blamed on carbon monoxide poisoning.
Former NFL veteran accused of running Ponzi scheme
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former NFL veteran has been charged with running a Ponzi scheme that allegedly enticed investors to back loans for professional athletes, federal securities regulators said Tuesday.
Arraignment delayed for ex-NFL star Darren Sharper in New Orleans rape case
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Disgraced former NFL star Darren Sharper, who last month pleaded guilty or no contest to rape or attempted rape charges in three states, appeared on Tuesday in a New Orleans courtroom, where his arraignment on additional rape ch…
