‘Praying for justice’: Detroit residents speak up in historic bankruptcy
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ordinary Detroit residents sounded off with passion and anger on Wednesday as they gave a federal judge their views on the city’s plan to exit its historic municipal bankruptcy.
New York makes yogurt official state snack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yogurt became New York’s official state snack on Wednesday, joining the likes of popcorn and salty boiled peanuts among popular foods honored by U.S. states.
U.S. appeals court strikes down Arizona bail law for immigrants
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court struck down an Arizona law on Wednesday that denied bail to some immigrants who are in the United States illegally and charged with serious felonies, saying it violated constitutional due process protections.
Los Angeles mom charged after son brings gun to high school
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles woman who prosecutors say allowed her 17-year-old son to bring a loaded firearm and extra ammunition to his high school has been charged with multiple criminal counts, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Anger over refusal to bench school athlete accused of rape in Wash
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The decision of a Washington state school district to allow a high school student charged with rape to continue to play on the football team has sparked anger from parents amid national scrutiny over how college and professional ath…
‘Fishbowling’ in focus for accused Boston bomber’s friend
BOSTON (Reuters) – Defense lawyers for a friend of the accused Boston Marathon bomber charged with lying to investigators turned the spotlight on marijuana culture on Wednesday as they began to present their case that their client was too high to have …
Severe storm rattles Washington amid brief tornado warning
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A tornado warning briefly rattled the U.S. capital on Wednesday as a severe storm swept through the Washington area.
Lockheed says makes breakthrough on fusion energy project
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp said on Wednesday it had made a technological breakthrough in developing a power source based on nuclear fusion, and the first reactors, small enough to fit on the back of a truck, could be ready for use in a…
Time Warner to launch HBO as streaming broadband service
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Time Warner Inc’s HBO will launch a standalone online streaming service next year to make hit shows such as “Game of Thrones” available to people who do not subscribe to cable television.
Indian citizen to be executed for Pennsylvania murders
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An Indian national convicted of killing a 10-month-old girl and her grandmother in a kidnapping for ransom gone awry has been sentenced to death in Pennsylvania.
