Three women publicly detail sexual allegations against Bill Cosby
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three women on Wednesday came together to speak publicly about their 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…
Connecticut protesters rally for education reform
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters rallied in downtown New Haven on Wednesday, urging education reform to address a performance gap between the state’s richest and poorest school districts.
Would-be California militant is schizophrenic, lawyer says
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A California man accused of trying to cross into Canada to eventually join the Islamic State militant group has been diagnosed as schizophrenic, his lawyer said Wednesday.
U.S. couple leaves Qatar after convictions overturned in child death
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. couple who were convicted and later cleared of wrongdoing in the death of their adopted African-born daughter in Qatar left the Gulf Arab state on Wednesday after a travel ban was lifted, ending a nearly two-year ordeal, …
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…
Two charged in Maryland for alleged Johns Hopkins frat rape
(Reuters) – Two Baltimore-area men have been charged with raping a teenage girl at an off-campus Johns Hopkins University fraternity, a police spokesman said on Wednesday.
Prosecutors rethink convict’s sentence after judge cites Holder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors are reconsidering a 50-year sentence for a convicted robber and drug dealer, after a judge on Wednesday suggested they call Attorney General Eric Holder to ask him whether it was fair to “punish” a man for rejecting a p…
Human brains, reported missing, were destroyed: University of Texas
(Reuters) – Brains stored in jars of formaldehyde at the University of Texas in Austin and reported to be missing were actually destroyed in 2002, school officials said on Wednesday.
Enrollment in Obamacare plans for 2015 remains strong
(Reuters) – The second week of open enrollment in 2015 health insurance plans offered under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform almost matched the pace of the first week, federal health officials said on Wednesday.
New York neighborhood simmers over man’s death in police chokehold
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In the Staten Island neighborhood where a black father of six died after police put him in a banned chokehold while arresting him for illegal cigarette sales, a painted tribute on a wall reads: “His name was Eric Garner. Father, so…
