Washington state school district cancels classes after reports of gunman
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A lockdown was lifted at a Washington state school district near Seattle on Wednesday but authorities canceled classes and were sending students home after reports of an armed man on the campus of an elementary school, the King Coun…
U.S. appeals court hears arguments on restrictive Texas abortion law
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Federal appeals court judges, hearing arguments on a restrictive Texas abortion law that critics say would shutter more than half the state’s remaining abortion clinics, on Wednesday asked pointed questions of attorneys for both…
Attorney Dershowitz files sworn statement denying sex claims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prominent U.S. criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz has filed a sworn statement denying he had sex with an underage girl on financier Jeffrey Epstein’s private plane and island.
White House threatens veto on Republican bill to weaken Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Wednesday that President Barack Obama would veto a Republican-backed bill that would reduce the number of people who qualify for employer-based health insurance under his signature Affordable Care Act.
Two U.S. lawyers file defamation suit against attorney Dershowitz
(Reuters) – Two lawyers representing a woman who claims to have had sex while a minor with prominent U.S. criminal defense lawyer Alan Dershowitz filed a defamation lawsuit against him on Tuesday.
U.S. sets air safety rule, airlines must implement in three years
(Reuters) – The U.S. government said on Wednesday it is requiring domestic airlines to put in place proactive safety measures designed to highlight risks, deter accidents and make air travel safer.
U.S. Air Force pushes back SpaceX certification date
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force said on Wednesday it expects to certify Space Exploration Technologies, also known as SpaceX, to compete for launches no later than mid-2015, pushing back its original target date by six months.
Gay marriage bans in three southern states on trial at U.S. appeals court
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court this week will hear arguments on whether to strike down, or keep in place, same-sex marriage bans in three conservative southern states including Texas, the most populous state that does not allow …
U.S. court upholds NY state vaccination requirement for students
(Reuters) – New York state’s requirement that children be vaccinated in order to attend public school does not violate parents’ religious rights under the U.S. Constitution, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.
Obama advisers to recommend veto of House Keystone bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s advisers will recommend he veto a House bill approving construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline if the legislation reaches his desk, the White House said in a statement on Wednesday.
