Renowned architect Hadid settles defamation lawsuit with critic
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Renowned architect Zaha Hadid has settled her lawsuit accusing the New York Review of Books and architecture critic Martin Filler of defaming her in a recent book review, for which both have apologized.
Opera strives to strike a chord with U.S. youth
CHICAGO (Reuters) – In a public high school in a working-class neighborhood of Chicago, opera singer Eric Owens recently talked with a music class about stage fright, proper breathing and making words matter.
California man pleads guilty to smuggling dying immigrants in trunk
SAN DIEGO, Ca. (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen who was arrested entering the country from Mexico with two dying men in the trunk of his car pleaded guilty on Tuesday to felony smuggling charges in a federal California court.
Man in Minnesota city hall shooting had history of threats
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A man who shot two Minneapolis police officers after a swearing-in ceremony had accused police of excessive force five years ago and had a long history of interactions with officials, court papers show.
Utah parents who fatally drugged children feared apocalypse: police
(Reuters) – The parents of a Utah family found dead in a locked bedroom at their home last year often discussed religiously-held notions of the apocalypse and orchestrated a multi-drug familicide using methadone and over-the-counter cold medication, po…
New York Assembly speaker to be replaced next week: NYT
(Reuters) – New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver will be replaced next week by a state lawmaker as he fights federal corruption charges, the New York Times newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing Democratic lawmakers.
Georgia executes convict despite claims he was mentally disabled
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia executed a convicted killer on Tuesday despite the objections of his lawyers who argued he was mentally disabled and should have been spared the death penalty, the state’s top lawyer said.
Spy agency employee was flying drone that crashed at White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An employee of a U.S. spy agency has confessed to operating a small drone that crashed on the grounds of the White House, the agency said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of incidents that raised questions about the president’s…
Texas court halts Wednesday execution for death row inmate
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has halted Wednesday’s scheduled execution of Garcia Glen White, 51, who was convicted of murdering teenage twin girls in Houston in 1989.
Alabama Supreme Court chief justice encourages defiance on gay marriage ruling
(Reuters) – In a move viewed skeptically by legal experts, the socially conservative chief justice of Alabama’s Supreme Court on Tuesday encouraged judges in his state to ignore a federal ruling last week striking down its ban on gay marriage.
