U.S. uses state secrets law to intervene in Iran-related lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government has moved to invoke a powerful national security law to dismiss a private lawsuit against a non-profit group, United Against A Nuclear Iran, on grounds that the case could reveal state secrets, according to a co…
U.S. judge orders Arizona to recognize gay couple’s marriage
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday ordered Arizona to recognize the California marriage of a gay man whose spouse died from cancer last month, a ruling that could foreshadow a decision on the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
Lawyers want 2,000 potential jurors called for Boston bombing trial
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors and attorneys for the accused Boston Marathon bomber asked a judge on Friday to call 2,000 potential jurors to be screened for his trial.
Foley family says was ‘threatened’ by U.S. official over ransom: ABC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The family of murdered American journalist James Foley says it was threatened by a U.S. official who warned that family members could be charged with supporting terrorism if they paid a ransom to his Islamist captors, ABC News re…
Support for death penalty hits 50-year low in California
(Reuters) – The majority of California voters still favor the death penalty as a form of punishment but support has dwindled to a 50-year low, according to a Field Poll released on Friday.
Detroit end in sight as deals leave FGIC last major bankruptcy holdout
DETROIT (Reuters) – With key players in Detroit’s historic bankruptcy case locked in marathon mediation sessions, the pressure is on bond insurer Financial Guaranty Insurance Co., the last major holdout creditor, to settle with the city.
Three dead in Southern California crash in off-road area
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three people were killed when their pick-up truck fell about 200 feet down a ravine in an area of Southern California popular with off-road drivers, but despite the steep drop two men survived and one phoned for help, police sai…
Child pornography suspect nabbed from Alabama university blanket photos
(Reuters) – Authorities caught an Alabama man who confessed to making and disseminating child pornography with the help of a key clue, court records show – a University of Alabama blanket visible in illicit photos discovered by Danish police.
Teenage killer who escaped Ohio prison captured yards away
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A teenager serving a life sentence in the shooting deaths of three Cleveland-area high school students in 2012 was caught about 100 yards from the Ohio prison fence he had scaled to escape just hours earlier, officials said on Fri…
Zimmerman accused of threatening driver in Florida road dispute
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – George Zimmerman was accused of threatening to kill a man during a roadside dispute this week, prompting an investigation by Florida police, his latest brush with law enforcement since his acquittal in the shooting death of an …
