Online threats case to show if U.S. justices are down with rap
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A case before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning threats that a Pennsylvania man made toward his estranged wife and others on Facebook could hinge on how the nine justices interpret the sometimes violent imagery in rap lyrics.
Woman shot at Chicago Nordstrom store dies: police
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Nordstrom worker shot by her former boyfriend in a Chicago store died on Saturday, police sources said.
Hundreds search for missing Ohio State football player
(Reuters) – Hundreds of volunteers have joined the search for an Ohio State University football player who went missing earlier this week and was absent from the team’s game on Saturday, where he was scheduled to be honored alongside other players.
Ferguson demonstrators begin 120-mile march to Missouri state capital
FERGUSON, Missouri (Reuters) – Activists in Ferguson, Missouri, on Saturday began a 120-mile march to the state capital to protest the killing of an unarmed black teen by a white police officer, a case that has rekindled a national debate over U.S. rac…
Surgeon who died of Ebola eulogized at Maryland service
LANDOVER HILLS, Md. (Reuters) – Martin Salia, a surgeon from Sierra Leone who died in a Nebraska hospital earlier this month after contracting Ebola in his homeland, was remembered as a humanitarian and a hero at his funeral in Maryland on Saturday.
Teen missing four years found alive, hidden behind wall near Atlanta
JONESBORO, Ga. (Reuters) – A 13-year-old boy who had been reported missing four years ago was discovered alive, hidden behind a fake wall of a home near Atlanta, Georgia, and reunited with his mother early on Saturday, police said.
Missouri governor seeks more money for Ferguson security
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Saturday called for more funding to maintain security in Ferguson after months of violent protests over the shooting of a black teenager by a white policeman depleted emergency appropriations.
Obama and daughters hit bookstore for Small Business Saturday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his teenaged daughters, Sasha and Malia, went to an independent book store in Washington to buy books as a way to promote Small Business Saturday, an event aimed at boosting small businesses.
Three people shot to death in Atlanta, two injured
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Three people were shot to death and two injured early Saturday morning at an Atlanta house, police said.Three men died of multiple gunshot wounds, Atlanta police spokesman Greg Lyon told Reuters. Two other people were injured and ar…
New York man collecting food for needy killed as thief steals his car
(Reuters) – A Long Island, New York, man collecting food for a soup kitchen was killed when a car thief stole his car from outside a convenience store and ran him over, police said on Saturday.
