Washington state lawmaker seeks to toughen drunken driving laws
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state lawmaker is seeking to strengthen drunken driving laws that are among the nation’s most lenient with a proposal to deem as a felony a fourth conviction within a decade for driving under the influence of alcohol.
New Jersey police release video of cop shooting man with hands up
(Reuters) – A New Jersey police department released a video this week of a man being fatally shot by police as he got out of a car with his hands raised during a traffic stop, heightening calls for an independent investigation into the death.
Lawyer for former Australian Guantanamo detainee says U.S. agrees he is innocent
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The United States has agreed that Australian David Hicks, jailed on terrorism charges for five years at Guantanamo, is innocent, his lawyer said on Friday.
Pennsylvania high court halts any charges against attorney general
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court temporarily halted the filing of charges against Attorney General Kathleen Kane in a media leak case while it decides whether the appointment of a special prosecutor assigned to investigate her was …
‘Anonymous’ hacking member sentenced in Texas to 5 years in prison
DALLAS (Reuters) – A freelance journalist who said he was a top player in the hacking group Anonymous was sentenced to just over five years in prison by a federal judge in Dallas on Thursday for charges including aiding in cyber crime.
U.S. judge mulls letting British spies testify in disguise: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors have asked a Brooklyn federal court judge to allow six officers of MI5, Britain’s domestic counterintelligence agency, to testify anonymously and in disguise at the trial of an al Qaeda suspect, court documents a…
Two more bodies pulled from rubble of fire that destroyed Maryland mansion
(Reuters) – Two more bodies were pulled on Thursday from the rubble of a Maryland waterfront mansion that was destroyed by fire this week, leaving two people still missing, officials said.
Two ex-North Carolina athletes file lawsuit alleging academic fraud
(Reuters) – Two former University of North Carolina athletes filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the school and the NCAA, accusing them of academic fraud for failing to “provide a meaningful education.”
Atlantic City bankruptcy talk ‘premature’: turnaround team
ATLANTIC CITY NJ/NEW YORK (Reuters) – It’s “premature” to talk about bankruptcy for troubled gaming resort Atlantic City, Detroit’s former turnaround expert said Thursday as he signed on with the latest bid to revive a city some see as bound to follow …
Obama says hopes Supreme Court rules in favor of gay marriage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday he hoped the Supreme Court would issue a ruling that would prevent states from banning gay marriage when it rules on the issue later this year.
