U.S. bans Hungarians from entry over corruption charges
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The United States has banned several Hungarian citizens from entry and alleged that they were engaged in or benefiting from corruption, prompting the Hungarian government to call for a show of evidence.
Supreme Court denies request to block Texas voter ID law
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday denied a request to block a Texas law requiring residents to show certain forms of identification before they vote, a measure that supporters say prevents voter fraud but opponents decry as discriminatory….
Obama says Ebola travel ban could make things worse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to avoid hysteria over Ebola, and played down the idea of travel bans from Ebola-ravaged countries in West Africa, explaining that restrictions could make things worse.
More young mourners showing love, remembrance with ‘RIP’ shirts
CHICAGO (Reuters) – At the crowded funeral of 13-year-old Demureye’ Macon, who was shot on a Chicago street, older mourners wore sober suits and dresses in beige and black.
California fraud defendant charged with plotting to kill witnesses
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California man awaiting trial for insurance fraud and other charges was indicted for plotting with other inmates to kill nine witnesses set to testify against him, prosecutors said on Friday.
California police identify remains of missing Saudi student
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police said on Friday they had identified the remains of a man found alongside a freeway in a Southern California desert city as those of a college student from Saudi Arabia who went missing in September.
Skimpy weapons video involving servicemen investigated in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Images of gun-toting women wearing camouflage bikinis and riding in a tank at a Utah target range have prompted an investigation into whether National Guard and state police gear and uniforms were improperly used in the photo…
Courts knock down gay marriage bans in Arizona, Alaska, Wyoming
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Barriers to gay marriage fell in Arizona, Alaska and Wyoming on Friday following a series of federal court actions in the latest in a series of legal victories for supporters of same-sex matrimony in America.
Kentucky police say boy remains in hospital after sexual assault
(Reuters) – A Kentucky teenager remains hospitalized but his condition is improving after he was sodomized by a group of male acquaintances at a party, an attack that was captured on cell phone video, police said on Friday.
Five report sexual assaults at University of California Berkeley fraternity
(Reuters) – Five people have reported that they were given a date-rape drug and sexually assaulted at an off-campus fraternity at the University of California, Berkeley, school police said on Friday.
