Jurors to see graphic images at Colorado cinema massacre trial
DENVER (Reuters) – Jurors in the murder trial of Colorado cinema gunman James Holmes will see the majority of the gruesome photographs and video taken at the crime scene, but a handful of images will be barred, the judge overseeing the case ruled on Tu…
U.S. to pay $3.2 million to contractor freed from Cuba prison
MIAMI (Reuters) – Alan Gross, the contractor freed last week after five years in a Cuban jail will receive $3.2 million from the U.S. government as part of a settlement with his employer, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced …
As more cities ban homeless camps, advocates cry foul
CHICAGO (Reuters) – For Teresa Sigerson, a former waitress who has lived under a Chicago expressway bridge for three years, the camp she shares with eight others provides shelter, companionship and some measure of security.
Four tornado-related fatalities confirmed in southeastern Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) – At least four people were killed in tornadoes that struck southeastern Mississippi on Tuesday, coroner and emergency management officials said.
L.A. judge orders halt to smartphone app for medical pot delivery
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A judge in Los Angeles ordered a smartphone application company on Tuesday to stop arranging the delivery of medical marijuana to customers in the city in violation of a ban on such businesses, prosecutors said.
NY protesters reject plea for hiatus despite police slayings
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Protesters who have rallied for weeks over excessive police force rejected New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plea to suspend demonstrations after the killing of two officers, and vowed to march in the center of Manhattan on Tues…
Despite Supreme Court order, Florida gay marriage ban back in court
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – A tiny county in the northern Florida Panhandle, facing the prospect of court-ordered gay marriage going into effect next month, filed an emergency motion on Tuesday asking a federal judge to clarify whether it must marry …
FBI arrests Colorado man over online threats to kill police
DENVER (Reuters) – FBI agents arrested a Colorado man who posted online threats advocating the killing of police officers after investigators received a tip-off about one of the messages from Google, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Florida overtakes New York as third most populous U.S. state
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida has leapfrogged New York to rank as the third most populous U.S. state, the Census Bureau reported on Tuesday, reflecting demographic trends that are reshaping American politics and culture, along with state bragging rig…
Off duty, black cops in New York feel threat from fellow police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – From the dingy donut shops of Manhattan to the cloistered police watering holes in Brooklyn, a number of black NYPD officers say they have experienced the same racial profiling that cost Eric Garner his life.
