Mississippi seeks new ruling on restrictive abortion law
(Reuters) – Mississippi on Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to review a decision deeming unconstitutional its 2012 law that would shut down the state’s sole abortion clinic and force women seeking the procedure to go out of state.
Mississippi appeals ruling against restrictive abortion law
(Reuters) – Mississippi filed an appeal on Wednesday to a federal court decision deeming unconstitutional its 2012 law that would shut down the state’s sole abortion clinic and force women seeking the procedure to go out of state.
Start of Detroit bankruptcy trial pushed to Aug. 29
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday once again delayed the start of the key phase of Detroit’s historic bankruptcy case, pushing it to Aug. 29 from Aug. 21.
Man arrested with dying immigrants in trunk weeps in San Diego court
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A 41-year-old man who was arrested after border officials found two dying Mexican men in the trunk of his car at the U.S.-Mexican border wept in court on Wednesday as he was arraigned on a federal smuggling charge.
Police chief says officer in Missouri shooting was injured
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – The police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager last weekend in Ferguson, Missouri, was injured in the incident that has sparked racially charged protests, the city’s police chief said on Wednesday.
Oklahoma ex-doctor pleads guilty to deaths from over-prescribed pills
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A former Oklahoma City doctor pleaded guilty in Oklahoma County District Court on Wednesday to over-prescribing medication that led to the deaths of eight people.
Texas teenager missing for nearly three days found living at Walmart
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A 14-year-old Texas boy who went missing for nearly three days was discovered living at a Walmart store where he had carved out hiding places in shelves stacked with products and foraged for food in other aisles, police and news rep…
Two out of five U.S. adults at risk of developing diabetes: study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two out of five U.S. adults born between 2000 and 2011 are expected to develop type 2 diabetes at some point in their life, which is double the rate for men and some 50 percent higher for women born two decades earlier, according t…
New Jersey to hold summit to rescue Atlantic City
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said on Wednesday he would convene a bipartisan summit in September to seek ways to rescue Atlantic City from a slump in its mainstay casino business.
Los Angeles police investigate shooting of unarmed black man
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles police are investigating the shooting death of an unarmed black man by an officer during an “investigative stop” that led to a struggle, a police spokeswoman said on Wednesday.




