Lawsuit possible after Georgia city blocks mosque from retail space
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A suburban Atlanta city has rejected a request by Muslim residents to put a prayer center in a local shopping center, setting up a potential lawsuit over what the group says is a violation of religious freedom.
Virginia college puts frat proposal on hold, cites U-Va. rape allegations
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A small Virginia state university has put a proposal to launch fraternities and sororities on hold, citing the uproar at the University of Virginia over an alleged gang rape in a fraternity house.
Five college students plead not guilty to gang rape on NJ campus
PATERSON, N.J. (Reuters) – Five college students accused of gang-raping a female fellow student in a New Jersey dorm room pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, in the latest in a series of sexual assaults and harassment incidents prompting colleges to reexami…
Despite Obama promises, Ferguson protesters say more change needed
(Reuters) – A pledge by President Barack Obama to address race-related problems between police and minorities falls far short of what is needed, and nationwide demonstrations tied to the police shooting of Missouri teenager Michael Brown will continue …
U.S. couple stuck in Qatar in child death case can leave
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Qatar will soon lift a travel ban that has kept a U.S. couple from leaving the Gulf Arab state even after their convictions in the death of their African-born adopted daughter were overturned, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry …
Fracking ban starts in Texas city near where technique pioneered
DALLAS (Reuters) – The first ban on new hydraulic fracturing in Texas went into effect on Tuesday in the city of Denton, a month after voters deemed the oil and gas extraction method behind the U.S. energy boom a community nuisance.
Obama expected to nominate Ashton Carter to lead Pentagon: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Pentagon official Ashton Carter emerged on Tuesday as the expected nominee to replace Chuck Hagel as U.S. defense secretary, sources familiar with the situation said.
Suspended North Miami mayor duped by partner in mortgage scheme: lawyer
MIAMI (Reuters) – A suspended Miami-area mayor and prominent Haitian activist was duped by her business partner into recruiting straw buyers to lend their names to fraudulent mortgage applications that netted at least $8 million in loans, her attorneys…
Arab Bank asks U.S. court to block thousands of terror-finance claims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Arab Bank Plc, found liable in a U.S. civil court of providing material support for Hamas, urged an appeals court on Tuesday to block thousands of non-U.S. citizens from pursuing similar claims that it financed terrorism.
Last-ditch appeals made for mentally ill Texas death row inmate
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lawyers for Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti have launched last-minute appeals to prevent his execution set for Wednesday, arguing he suffers from schizophrenia and putting him to death would cross moral and constitutional…
