Fear and joy as Alabama town readies for screenings of film ‘Selma’
(Reuters) – Residents of Selma, Alabama, will next week be offered free screenings of “Selma,” a Golden Globe-nominated film some locals welcome as the telling of an important civil rights-era story while others fear it could harm the downtrodden city’…
Two fetuses found on side of southern California street
(Reuters) – Two fetuses were found on Friday wrapped in a blanket that had been ditched on the side of a residential southern California street, authorities said.
Massachusetts mother sentenced for slitting kid’s throats, burning home
(Reuters) – A mother who turned up at a Massachusetts police station covered in blood and lighter fluid in 2012 was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison on Friday for slitting her two children’s throats and setting their home ablaze, authorities said….
Four dead in Kentucky plane crash, girl, 7, survives: police
(Reuters) – A small plane crashed in Kentucky late Friday, killing the pilot and three other passengers, while a seven-year-old girl apparently survived and wandered from the wreckage to find help, state police said.
Sheriff to take over probe of police shooting death of Cleveland boy
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland has transferred its investigation into the fatal police shooting of a 12-year-old boy to the Cuyahoga County sheriff’s department, city officials said on Friday.
Unauthorized immigrants line up for California driver’s licenses
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Thousands of immigrants lined up to apply for driver’s licenses in California under a law that went into effect on Friday, making the most populous U.S. state the latest to expand the privilege to people in the country illegally…
Parents of black Utah man shot by police sue officers, city
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – The parents of a 22-year-old black man who was shot and killed by police in Utah while holding a sword sued the officers and city in federal court on Friday, claiming that his civil rights were violated.
No charges for Reagan shooter Hinckley in Brady death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors will not charge John Hinckley Jr. in the death of former White House press secretary James Brady even though a medical examiner ruled his death a homicide. Brady was shot in the head during Hinckley’s 1981 ass…
Some Florida counties halt all courthouse marriages as gay weddings loom
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Wedding bells have stopped ringing in the courthouses of several northern Florida counties, where clerks opted to cease all marriage ceremonies rather than administer vows to gay couples when same-sex marriage becomes legal ne…
California leaders set for high-speed rail groundbreaking Tuesday
(Reuters) – California on Tuesday will break ground in Fresno on its ambitious but controversial high-speed rail project, marking another milestone for Governor Jerry Brown and for foreign manufacturers waiting to bid on lucrative train contracts.
