Pennsylvania high court strikes down law on juvenile sex offenders
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has declared unconstitutional a requirement that all sex offenders who were juveniles at the time of their crimes must stay on the so-called Megan’s Law Registry for life, adding it was also unnecessary for public safety.
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…
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.
Slain NYC officer’s funeral poses new test for mayor, police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City policeman slain with his partner in an ambush will be remembered this weekend with a wake and a funeral expected to draw thousands of officers, against a backdrop of frayed relations between the force and Mayor Bill…
Girlfriend of man shot by Ohio police in Walmart dies in car crash
(Reuters) – The girlfriend of a man shot dead by police while he was holding a BB gun at an Ohio Walmart has died in a car accident, a lawyer for the man’s family said on Friday.
Survivalist charged with ambushing Pennsylvania police due in court
EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A survivalist charged with ambushing two Pennsylvania state troopers, killing one of them, and then leading hundreds of state and federal law enforcement officers on a weeks-long manhunt will appear in court on Monday …
Woman says forced as minor into sex with Prince Andrew; allegations denied
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Buckingham Palace on Friday denied allegations by a woman who said in Florida court documents that she was forced as a minor to have sex with Britain’s Prince Andrew and other high-profile figures linked to a wealthy U.S. busine…
New Jersey strip club of ‘Sopranos’ fame is broken into
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey strip club that served as the Bada Bing! lounge in the “The Sopranos,” a hit television series about a mob family, was broken into on Friday, police said, less than two weeks after it was the scene of an armed robbery….
U.S. seeks life in prison for London imam convicted on terror charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Friday urged a federal judge to sentence London imam Abu Hamza al-Masri to life in prison following his conviction on terrorism charges.
Bid in New York to extend legal rights to chimps fails, again
(Reuters) – Less than a month after a New York state appeals court ruled that chimpanzees do not have legal rights and cannot be released from captivity, a case involving a second chimp has been dismissed.
