One dead following officer-involved shooting at Ohio airport
(Reuters) – A man was shot and killed by Port Columbus International Airport police in Ohio’s state capital on Wednesday, according to an airport official.
Top U.S. lawyer Dershowitz: can his accusers in sex abuse case be disbarred?
(Reuters) – (Removes assertion in fourth paragraph that Buckingham Palace has identified Jane Doe #3 as Virginia Roberts. Adds that Buckingham Palace denies the allegations against Prince Andrew by Jane Doe #3, who some British media identified as Virg…
Woman dies in Colorado avalanche, second slide fatality in week
DENVER (Reuters) – A 20-year-old cross country skier died after she was swept away in an avalanche in southwest Colorado, authorities said on Wednesday, the second snow slide fatality in the state in a week.
Charges dropped for California doctor who shot man after road clash
(Reuters) – A California judge has dismissed attempted manslaughter and assault charges against a 71-year-old physician who shot a man who followed him to his driveway after a road-rage clash, a spokesman for prosecutors said on Wednesday.
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.
