Judge in Colorado cinema massacre case won’t delay trial again
DENVER (Reuters) – A judge overseeing the Colorado movie theater massacre case said on Wednesday he will not delay the trial of gunman James Holmes again, rejecting a request by the defense for more time to study the results of a second court-ordered s…
Federal agents start combing site of suspicious L.A. construction fire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Investigators of a suspicious fire that destroyed an apartment complex under construction in downtown Los Angeles began walking the site on Wednesday looking for clues to origins of the blaze, two days after it reduced a city bl…
Los Angeles approves ads aimed at shaming men who hire underage prostitutes
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Men caught buying sex from underage prostitutes could soon find their faces plastered on billboards in Southern California under a proposed ordinance in the nation’s most populous county.
U.S. Navy laser weapon performing beyond expectations: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A laser weapon deployed aboard the USS Ponce in the Gulf has performed beyond expectations in four months of operational testing, the chief of Navy research said on Wednesday, lifting hopes for a new U.S. defense against cheap an…
Teamsters pull ballot at FedEx Freight facility in Pennsylvania
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Teamsters withdrew a planned ballot at a Pennsylvania facility of FedEx Corp’s trucking unit, in a further blow to efforts to unionize workers at FedEx Freight.
Judge in Colorado cinema massacre case won’t delay trial again
DENVER (Reuters) – A judge overseeing the Colorado movie theater massacre case said on Wednesday he will not delay the trial of gunman James Holmes again, rejecting a request by the defense for more time to study the results of a second court-ordered s…
Holdout creditor in Stockton bankruptcy denied higher claim
(Reuters) – The judge in the bankruptcy case for the city of Stockton, California, denied a motion by a holdout creditor that would slightly increase the amount it would receive on its claim.
Oklahoma judge grills district over bringing football dispute to court
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma district judge quizzed school district lawyers on Wednesday over why they asked the court to decide the outcome of a disputed high school football playoff game, saying he will soon decide if a judicial remedy is in…
U.S. chokehold protesters ‘die-in’, issue demands in NY
BERKELEY, Calif./NEW YORK (Reuters) – Students at medical schools around the United States planned “die-ins” to protest the chokehold death by police of an unarmed black man and New York activists demanded the city take action after a grand jury declin…
California braces for high winds, heavy surf ahead of storm
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A major winter storm moved across the Pacific Ocean into Northern California on Wednesday and was expected to pummel the state with torrential rainfall, high winds and dangerous heavy surf over the next few days, the National We…
