Firefighters contain Hawaii brushfires sparked by lava flow
(Reuters) – Firefighters in Hawaii backed by water-dropping helicopters and earth-moving equipment contained two brushfires ignited by molten lava that continues to threaten a Big Island village, officials said on Friday.
U.S. drug enforcement agency halts huge secret data program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has halted a secret, nearly 15-year program that collected virtually all data on international calls between the United States and certain countries, according to documents and officials f…
Colorado policeman charged with murder shot victim in back
DENVER (Reuters) – A policeman charged with murder in the shooting death of a man last year in a rural Colorado community shot the victim in the back when he posed no threat to the officer, court papers unsealed on Friday showed.
California community college deserves hearing on accreditation: judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A college regulator violated the law by failing to give California’s largest community college a fair hearing before deciding to terminate its accreditation, according to a tentative court ruling on Friday.
U.S. judge may unseal Epstein sex-crime plea deal records
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge may allow sealed documents on financier Jeffrey Epstein’s 2008 plea deal in a sex crime case to be made public.
Supreme Court agrees to decide gay marriage question
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether states can ban gay marriage, delving into a contentious social issue in what will be one of the most anticipated rulings of the year.
San Francisco train stations closed by anti-police protests
SAN FRANCISCO – (Reuters) – Activists protesting police shootings of young black men staged demonstrations at three San Francisco rail stations Friday, forcing officials to divert trains and sending morning commuters miles out of their way.
U.S. woman accused of killing mother in Bali wins estate funds
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday ruled that a Chicago woman who is being tried in Indonesia for the murder of her mother on the resort island of Bali should be allowed access to a trust in her alleged victim’s name to pay legal bills.
Judge denies bail to man accused of plotting U.S. Capitol attack
CINCINNATI (Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled on Friday that an Ohio man charged with plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol with guns and bombs be held without bail after prosecutors said he posed a threat to national security.
Minnesota Catholic archdiocese files for bankruptcy protection
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday, saying the move will allow its finite resources to be distributed among victims and survivors of child sex abuse by clergy.
