Oregon police told to remove altered badge images backing Ferguson officer
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Portland’s police chief ordered three officers on Monday to remove an image of the Oregon city’s police badge from their Facebook pages that had been altered to show support for a policeman who fatally shot an unarmed black t…
New York City renters can sue landlords as group, court says
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – In a decision that will allow thousands of New Yorkers to sue their landlords, the state’s top court on Monday ruled that tenants of three Manhattan apartment buildings who claim their rent was illegally raised can proceed with…
Three Ohio teens sentenced for fake ALS bucket attack
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Three Ohio teenagers who admitted to pouring a bucket containing urine, cigarette butts and spit over the head of an autistic boy were sentenced on Monday to at least 100 hours of community service, court records said.
Hagel, under pressure, resigns as U.S. defense secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned on Monday, leaving under pressure as President Barack Obama faces critical national security challenges, including fighting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and revising plans to exit Af…
U.S. Coast Guard to fly 193 wayward turtles from Boston to Florida
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard said on Monday it would transport 193 endangered sea turtles by plane from Massachusetts to Florida after they got trapped in frigid waters off Cape Cod.
Texas couples ask U.S. court to allow same-sex marriage in state
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Two same-sex couples filed a motion in federal court in San Antonio on Monday seeking enforcement of a judge’s decision that would allow gay marriage in Texas.
Mexican drug trafficker sentenced in Chicago to 22 years
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal judge sentenced a Mexican drug trafficker to 22 years in prison for shipping 276 kilos of cocaine to Chicago hidden in railway cars in a case that highlighted the city’s role as a hub for distributing tons of cocaine throu…
Obama awards Medal of Freedom to 18, including Streep, Wonder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday presented the highest U.S. civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 18 artists, politicians, writers, scholars and activists, including actress Meryl Streep and singer-songwriter Stev…
Florida woman agrees to plea in ‘warning shot’ case
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Reuters) – A north Florida woman facing a retrial on charges of aggravated assault after she said she fired a warning shot at her abusive husband agreed on Monday to plead guilty after her sentence was dramatically reduced.
N.Y. court rejects hate crime conviction in transgender murder
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – New York’s top court said prosecutors seeking to convict the killer of a transgender woman can press for a new trial after losing on Monday their appeal to reinstate his conviction and 25-year sentence for what they said was a …
