Feds probing some Chicago police-involved shootings: attorney
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The FBI and federal prosecutors are investigating some shootings in Chicago in which police were involved and in which a gun belonging to the person shot was not recovered, according to an attorney who represents police officers.
Federal district judge upholds Louisiana ban on gay marriage
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A federal district court judge in New Orleans upheld a Louisiana ban on gay marriage on Wednesday, in a break from a string of recent rulings against such bans in other states following a key U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
Magna constructing new seat assembly plant in Tennessee
TORONTO (Reuters) – Magna International Inc, one of the world’s largest auto parts suppliers, said on Wednesday it has begun building a manufacturing plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee that will supply a General Motors Co assembly plant.
Wisconsin ‘Slenderman’ attack victim returns to school
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin girl stabbed repeatedly by her friends to please the fictional Slenderman character has returned to school as she receives therapy for emotional scars, a spokesman for her family said on Wednesday.
Missouri governor lifts state of emergency in Ferguson
(Reuters) – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Wednesday formally lifted the state of emergency that he had declared in Ferguson weeks ago when the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer sparked sometimes violent demonstratio…
Californians back Obama acting on immigrant children if Congress won’t
(Reuters) – Most Californians would support President Barack Obama’s issuing an executive order to deal with the flood of immigrant children who have entered the country illegally if Congress fails to act, according to a new poll published on Wednesday…
Tearful judge gives man 17 years for Michigan porch shooting
DETROIT (Reuters) – A tearful judge on Wednesday sent a white Michigan man to prison for at least 17 years for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager on his front porch in a racially charged case that sparked protests in the Detroit area.
Gay groups to march under own banner in NYC 2015 St. Patrick’s parade
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Organizers of the New York City Saint Patrick’s Day Parade said on Wednesday they will allow gay groups to march under their own banner in the 2015 procession, changing a decades-long policy.
Bernard Madoff’s son Andrew dies after long battle with cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Andrew Madoff, the son of convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff, died on Wednesday from cancer, his lawyer said. He was 48.
Gay marriage cases await early decision by U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for the state of Utah believe they have the perfect case for the U.S. Supreme Court to decide once and for all the hotly-contested legal rights issue of whether states can ban gay marriage.
