Obama reveals experiences with racism: magazine interview
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As national protests over the death of unarmed black men by white police officers pushed race relations to the top of the headlines, President Barack Obama revealed his own experiences of racism including being mistaken for a waite…
NY City council votes to ban sale of bunnies by pet shops
NEW YORK (Reuters) – What do bunny rabbits have in common with hyenas, wolverines and polar bears? The adorable little creatures are about to join a menagerie of wildlife prohibited for sale by New York City pet shops.
U.S. top court bars Arizona from denying driver’s licenses to immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked the state of Arizona from enforcing a policy that denies driver’s licenses to young immigrants granted legal status by President Barack Obama in 2012.
Jury finds former New York jail guard guilty in inmate death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former supervising guard at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex was found guilty on Wednesday of refusing to summon medical attention for a mentally ill inmate who died after swallowing corrosive detergent.
Judge rejects plea deal by South Carolina sheriff in bribery case
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A U.S. judge rejected a plea deal on Wednesday that would have allowed South Carolina’s former longest-serving sheriff to serve three years of probation in exchange for admitting he was guilty of conspiring to harbor illega…
Pathologist tells U.S. court that Oklahoma had deeply flawed execution
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma’s death chamber was “a disorganized mess” during a troubled execution in April, a pathologist who performed an autopsy on the executed inmate told a federal court that is hearing arguments on whether to halt execution…
West Virginia trial of executive charged in mine disaster delayed
BECKLEY, W.Va. (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge in West Virginia on Wednesday effectively delayed the Jan. 26 start of the trial of a former coal mining company chief executive on charges of violating mine safety laws before a 2010 explosion that kille…
Texas TV station says meteorologist shot, suspect at large
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A meteorologist at Waco, Texas, broadcaster KCEN-TV was shot multiple times during a confrontation in the station’s parking lot on Wednesday, and the suspect is still at large, the station said.
Pentagon upbeat Lockheed will deliver 36 F-35s in 2014 as planned
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp is on track to deliver all 36 F-35 fighter jets planned in 2014, the Pentagon’s F-35 program manager told reporters on Wednesday.
South Carolina judge tosses conviction of black teen executed in 1944
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A South Carolina judge on Wednesday took the unusual step of vacating the 1944 conviction of a black 14-year-old boy, the youngest person executed in the United States in the past century, saying he did not receive a fair t…
