New York lifts years-long ban on cellphones in public schools
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s 1.1 million public school students were allowed for the first time in years to take their cellphones to school on Monday, when a controversial ban on them was lifted.
Witnesses testify against white supremacist charged in Kansas murders
OLATHE, Kan (Reuters) – A Kansas police officer testified on Monday about finding a young boy and his grandfather shot in the head outside a Jewish community center, the first witness of many planned for a hearing in the case of a white supremacist cha…
Department of Justice to criticize Ferguson police in report due soon: NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department could release as soon as this week a report criticizing police in Ferguson, Missouri for unfairly targeting black residents with tickets and arrests in the years before an officer killed teenager Micha…
Arizona jury to resume deliberations in Jodi Arias death penalty case
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A jury in Phoenix is due to resume deliberating on Monday whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for murdering her ex-boyfriend in 2008, after a penalty phase retrial ended last week in the closely watched case.
NYC rent-stabilized leases off-limits in bankruptcy: court
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruled on Monday that an elderly Manhattan woman’s rent-stabilized lease could not be seized and sold to satisfy her creditors after she filed for bankruptcy, a decision that could affect more than 2 million New Yorkers….
U.S. judge rules Nebraska same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
LINCOLN, Neb. (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday ruled Nebraska’s ban on gay marriage unconstitutional in a decision that could allow same-sex couples to marry in the state within a week.
U.S. minors easily buy e-cigarettes online: UNC study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Teenagers in North Carolina who try to buy electronic cigarettes online are likely to succeed even though selling the devices to minors is illegal in the state, researchers reported on Monday.
Philadelphia Fed names Patrick Harker as Plosser’s successor
(Reuters) – The Philadelphia Federal Reserve on Monday named Patrick Harker, one of its directors and the head of the University of Delaware, as its president and newest U.S. monetary policymaker.
Two arrested in White House security incidents: Secret Service
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Uniformed Secret Service police have arrested two people who breached security at the White House and triggered brief lockdowns at the presidential residence, the Secret Service said on Monday.
Chicago’s black voters key as Garcia battles to defeat Emanuel in mayoral race
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Winning more support from Chicago’s black community, which makes up about one third of the electorate, will be essential if Jesus “Chuy” Garcia is to cause one of the biggest political upsets of recent years by defeating incumbent Rahm Emanuel in a run-off and become Chicago’s first Hispanic mayor.
