Oklahoma judge allows law on abortion pills to take effect
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma judge said on Wednesday he will allow a law governing the use of an abortion-inducing drug to take effect as planned on Nov. 1, over the objections of abortion rights advocates who said the measure is poor public h…
Trial date in Virginia killings set for former political candidate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Virginia judge on Thursday set a 2015 trial date for an eccentric former political candidate charged in three killings in the Washington area.
Romanian princess, husband sentenced for Oregon cockfighting ring
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A princess fifth in line for the Romanian throne and her husband who admitted running a cockfighting ring in rural Oregon have both sentenced to probation and ordered to forfeit $200,000 from the sale of the property, federal …
NYC taxi fleet owners win right to appeal ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s program to create a nearly uniform taxi fleet with cabs from Nissan Motor Co will face a renewed challenge, after fleet operators opposing the “Taxi of Tomorrow” plan won permission to take their case to the state’s…
Second White House fence jumper faces mental evaluation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The man arrested after jumping the White House fence on Wednesday night was charged in court with two federal offenses on Thursday, including harming a dog the Secret Service used to stop him from entering the presidential mansio…
Pennsylvania sniper hunt takes toll on lookalike, other locals
MOUNTAINHOME Pa. (Reuters) – Pocono Mountain residents are upset now that a six-week-old manhunt for an accused cop killer has forced the cancellation of school, hunting season and even Halloween parades, but few have suffered as much disruption to the…
Six bodies identified after decades in Oklahoma lake
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma authorities have formally identified six people whose bodies were found in a western Oklahoma lake in 2013, bringing a resolution to missing persons mysteries that spanned decades, a spokeswoman for the state medical …
Lockdown lifted for Chicago suburban high school
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago suburban high school that was on lockdown for about two hours on Thursday resumed normal activities after police found that an unattended package did not pose any threat.
Prosecutors accept proposed trial delay for Colorado cinema gunman
DENVER (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the Colorado theater massacre case do not oppose a defense request to delay the murder trial of accused gunman James Holmes until early next year, court papers showed on Thursday.
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake quake hits Alaska near Fairbanks
JUNEAU (Reuters) – A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska near Fairbanks on Thursday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, and there were no initial reports of damage or injuries.
