Feminist Mormon says appeal against excommunication denied
(Reuters) – A feminist U.S. Mormon who was excommunicated after advocating for the ordination of women said on Friday her appeal against the ejection from her faith was denied by a panel of male Church leaders.
Judge rejects strict limits on U.S. nurse who treated Ebola patients
FORT KENT Maine (Reuters) – Declaring Ebola fears in the United States “not entirely rational,” a judge rejected Maine’s bid for a quarantine on a nurse who treated victims of the disease in West Africa but tested negative for it, and instead imposed l…
New Hampshire ban on ‘ballot selfies’ challenged by lawsuit
MANCHESTER N.H. (Reuters) – A New Hampshire law that bans the sharing of images of marked election ballots over social media compromises the right of free political speech in the state, according to a lawsuit filed on Friday challenging the prohibition…
Federal charges appear unlikely in Ferguson police shooting: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Justice Department officials probably will not bring civil rights charges against a white Ferguson, Missouri, police officer whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager set off rioting in August, the Washington Post re…
Bodies not yet recovered from site of Kansas airport plane crash
WICHITA Kan. (Reuters) – The bodies of four people killed when a small twin-engine turboprop airplane crashed into a building at Wichita’s airport remained in the smoldering ruins on Friday as federal officials investigated the crash, officials said.
Man convicted of manslaughter in Florida marching band hazing
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – The ringleader of a beating ritual that led to the death of a Florida college marching band member was convicted on Friday of manslaughter and felony hazing, the first case to go to trial in an incident that drew national atten…
New Hampshire murderer pleads guilty in escape plot
MANCHESTER N.H. (Reuters) – A New Hampshire man convicted of sexually assaulting and killing a college student pleaded guilty on Friday to an additional charge of plotting to escape from jail prior to his trial.
Suspect in Virginia student murder arraigned in separate assault case
FAIRFAX Va. (Reuters) – The man charged with abducting Hannah Graham, a University of Virginia student whose body was discovered earlier this month on a farm after a five-week search, was arraigned on Friday on three murder and sexual assault charges i…
Justice Department issues use of force reforms for Albuquerque Police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Albuquerque, New Mexico, Police Department will undergo reform and be monitored for use of excessive force under an agreement announced on Friday between the city and the U.S. Justice Department.
Jefferies CEO, chairman take drug tests
(Reuters) – Jefferies Group LLC said on Friday Chief Executive Rich Handler, Chairman Brian Friedman and executives at its healthcare division were tested negative for drug usage, after one of its investment banking head was accused of drug abuse.
