Critics say Republican fix of Florida congressional map not good enough
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – Leaders of a voter coalition contesting Florida’s congressional district boundaries are vowing to continue a court battle claiming that a new map approved on Monday fails to meet the state’s anti-gerrymandering rules.
Steubenville, Ohio, high schooler convicted of rape returns to football team
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A high school football player who served 10 months of a one-year sentence for raping a 16-year-old girl in 2012 has returned to school and its football team, according to the Steubenville High School website.
Heatstroke killed Maryland woman, daughters found in car: coroner
ANNAPOLIS Md. (Reuters) – A Maryland mother from Guyana and her two infant daughters found dead inside a car in June died of accidental heatstroke, the state medical examiner’s office said on Tuesday.
Officials kill otter after rare attack on humans in river near Seattle
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The river otter believed to be responsible for a rare attack on humans that left a Washington state boy and his grandmother badly hurt has been killed, state wildlife officials said on Tuesday.
New York real-estate broker pleads guilty to shoplifting at Saks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A real-estate broker who helps sell multimillion-dollar luxury homes in New York City has pleaded guilty to stealing clothes worth more than $1,000 from the department store Saks Fifth Avenue, the district attorney’s office said.
Georgia couple accused of starving 15-year-old girl kept in closet
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Authorities are looking for the stepfather of a 15-year-old girl who was found earlier this month bruised and malnourished after allegedly being forced to live in a small closet, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
Court upholds former congressional staffer’s conviction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a former House of Representatives staff member for receiving gifts from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s firm including baseball World Series tickets and a visit to a str…
U.S. missionaries may still return to Liberia, son says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. missionary being treated for Ebola and her quarantined husband could still return to Liberia after her recovery and his temporary isolation, their son said.
Brutality and ‘The Beast’: why child migration to U.S. is slowing down
ARRIAGA Mexico (Reuters) – When 26-year-old unemployed Honduran Javier Soto tried to sneak into the United States earlier this year, he breezed all the way through to northern Mexico before he was finally caught.
Minnesota, Wisconsin gubernatorial races to sharpen after primary
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Republican voters in Minnesota on Tuesday will select one of five candidates to challenge Democratic Governor Mark Dayton in what one analyst called the “anything can happen” primary.
