Pennsylvania trooper escapes homicide charges in shooting death of colleague
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A state police officer in Philadelphia was charged with reckless endangerment on Tuesday but avoided homicide charges for the September shooting death of a fellow trooper.
Kansas governor rescinds protections for gay state workers
(Reuters) – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback, a conservative Republican re-elected in November, on Tuesday rescinded an executive order issued by a Democratic predecessor that offered protections for gay and bisexual state workers.
Palestinian official testifies at U.S. trial over Israel attacks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Top Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi took the witness stand in New York on Tuesday as the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Liberation Organization fight a lawsuit that would force them to pay up to $3 billion to victims …
Three white Mississippi men sentenced for hate crimes
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – Three white men who pleaded guilty in Mississippi to hate crimes that included a black man’s death after he was beaten and run over were sentenced in federal court on Tuesday to between seven and 50 years in prison.
Alaska lawmaker wants to follow Arizona, Hawaii and drop daylight saving
JUNEAU (Reuters) – An Alaska lawmaker on Tuesday said the state should ditch the twice-yearly time switches required by daylight savings time and join Arizona and Hawaii in sticking to one standard time, matching a similar proposal in Washington state….
Gay rights advocates in Alabama sue for right to marriage licenses
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge in Alabama said on Tuesday she will hear arguments later this week on whether to force a local judge to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, a day after officials in most of the state refused to do so in defiance of the…
‘Hit-and-run’ capital Los Angeles launches alert system, rewards
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Seeking to make a major dent on Los Angeles’ reputation as the “hit-and-run capital of the nation,” city leaders on Tuesday approved a package of measures, including rewards and an alert system, designed to catch drivers who fle…
Prominent U.S. Mormon activist excommunicated for doubting doctrine
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A prominent Mormon activist who went against the church by supporting same-sex marriage and the ordination of women has been excommunicated by a council that found he publicly doubted the faith’s core principles, the church s…
NYC cop said to be indicted for stairwell shooting of unarmed man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City rookie police officer was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man while patrolling the darkened stairwell of a housing project last November, local media reported.
West Virginia teen charged in beating death of elderly pastor
BECKLEY, W. Va. (Reuters) – West Virginia police said on Monday they have charged a teenager with murder in connection with the beating death of an elderly pastor at his home on the weekend.
