Dramatic turnover continues on Delaware Supreme Court
(Reuters) – Delaware Supreme Court Justice Henry duPont Ridgely will retire early next year, becoming the fourth justice in 15 months to retire from a court that plays a major role in shaping corporate law.
U.S. judge delays sentencing for Tsarnaev friends over Supreme Court case
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has delayed sentencing hearings for two friends of Boston bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, citing a pending Supreme Court case that could affect what is considered “tangible evidence.”
Judge rules Missouri ban on gay marriage violates Constitution
KANSAS CITY Mo. (Reuters) – A federal judge ruled on Friday that Missouri’s ban on same-sex marriage violates the U.S. Constitution in a decision that would extend the right of gay couples to marry across the Midwestern state.
Wisconsin man stabs himself at ‘Ax Murder House’ in Iowa
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin man stabbed himself early Friday during a paranormal investigation at a southwestern Iowa house where two adults and six children were killed with an ax in 1912, authorities said.
Trial set for Arizona mom charged with leaving children in hot car
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona prosecutors will go to trial to press felony child abuse charges against a woman who drew national attention when she left her two young sons in a hot car while attending a job interview, a county attorney’s spokesman said o…
New York City cuts speed limit to 25 mph to curb pedestrian deaths
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The default speed limit on the streets of New York City dropped to 25 mph from 30 mph on Friday, the centerpiece of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to reduce pedestrian deaths in the country’s largest city and one of its most crowded.
Ohio man killed in pin-setting machine at bowling alley
(Reuters) – An Ohio man was trapped and killed at a bowling alley near Cincinnati when his clothing got caught in a pin-setting machine that he was repairing and he was pulled into the mechanism, police said on Friday.
American mailed more cyanide after UK suicide attempt failed: police
PORTLAND Maine (Reuters) – A Maine resident with a history of mental illness mailed a second, heavier dose of cyanide to a British suicide victim after the initial shipment failed to kill him, British police said on Friday.
U.S. Pakistan expert loses security clearance in federal probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. State Department expert on Pakistan was stripped of her security clearance and is part of a federal counterintelligence investigation, two sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Obama says sees room to work with Congress on manufacturing, exports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday he plans to talk with congressional leaders over lunch about how to build on momentum in the economy, discussing ideas to boost manufacturing and exports, and invest in early childhood e…
