American teacher stabbed to death in restroom of Abu Dhabi mall
DUBAI (Reuters) – An American teacher was stabbed to death in a ladies’ toilet at an Abu Dhabi shopping mall police said, in a slaying apparently carried out by an assailant dressed head-to-toe in a traditional black robe and gloves.
Six California teens charged in fatal beating of homeless man
EL CAJON, Calif. (Reuters) – Six teenagers accused of attacking two homeless men they encountered on a Southern California bike trail over the weekend and beating one of them to death pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to murder and assault charges during…
Florida parents in legal battle over dead son’s ashes
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Lawyers for a divorced Florida couple fought over the ashes of their dead son in court on Wednesday, after a ruling in May that the remains could not be split in half.
More women detail sex abuse claims against Bill Cosby
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three women on Wednesday came together and detailed allegations that comedian Bill Cosby sexually abused and groped them decades ago, a day after Cosby was sued by a woman who said he molested her when she was a teenager in 1974…
States sue Obama administration on immigration
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A coalition of 17 U.S. states sued the Obama administration on Wednesday saying it acted illegally by issuing an executive order to ease the threat of deportation for millions of immigrants who are in the country without the p…
Ruling would permit Florida same-sex marriages in early January
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Same-sex marriages could begin in Florida in early January after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined on Wednesday to further stay a lower court ruling that overturned the state’s ban on gay weddings.
Idaho authorities seek missing cows amid rise in cattle rustling
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – More than 130 cows and calves have been reported missing in Idaho this week in what may be tied to a resurgence in cattle rustling amid a sharp increase in beef prices, state livestock officials said on Wednesday.
Rain still falling in California after major storm breaks records
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A major Pacific storm that broke records across Southern California and delivered a small measure of relief to the drought-stricken state brought more rain on Wednesday but the danger of major mudslides in wildfire-scarred areas…
Obama’s pick to head Pentagon not always on same page as president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ashton Carter, a veteran Washington insider President Barack Obama is expected to name as his new defense secretary, built a reputation as a behind-the-scenes team player during many years in senior Pentagon posts.
Obama sketches 2015 agenda of taxes, trade; meets McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday laid out a business-friendly legislative agenda for next year that hinges on whether he and the new Republican Congress can set aside long-simmering disputes and find common ground.
