Judge asked to block North Carolina voting changes before midterms
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina’s overhauled election law should be halted before the midterm elections in November to avoid discrimination against African Americans and young voters, lawyers for the Justice Department and civil rights gr…
Hoping for progress, San Bernardino sets bankruptcy case deadlines
RIVERSIDE Calif. (Reuters) – The city of San Bernardino, California, set new deadlines in an effort to accomplish some measure of progress in a municipal bankruptcy case that has slowed to a crawl over the past two years.
Californians lacking health insurance halved under Obamacare: study
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The number of Californians without health insurance has been cut in half since the implementation of Obamacare, according to a survey published Thursday.
Wisconsin nine-year-old dies trapped in grain bin
(Reuters) – A 9-year-old Wisconsin boy has died after becoming trapped on Thursday in a half-full grain bin on the family farm, authorities said.
Boston reaches deal with developer planning nearby casino
BOSTON (Reuters) – Mohegan Sun agreed on Thursday to pay Boston $18 million a year to compensate the city for any negative side effects if the Connecticut-based gambling resort succeeds in its efforts to build a casino in neighboring Revere.
Virginia police won’t seek nude photo of teenager in sexting case
(Reuters) – Virginia authorities on Thursday said they will not serve a search warrant for evidence in a juvenile sexting case, which the 17-year-old defendant’s lawyer said included demands for a picture of the teen’s erect penis.
Woman charged with manslaughter in Google exec’s heroin death
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An alleged prostitute suspected of killing a California technology executive by injecting him with a fatal dose of heroin aboard his yacht off the coast of Santa Cruz has been charged with manslaughter, authorities said Thursd…
Colorado judge backs county clerk over gay marriage licenses
DENVER (Reuters) – A state judge in Colorado on Thursday backed a county clerk who has issued more than 100 marriage licenses to gay couples, and another county clerk in Denver said she would begin issuing the permits.
U.S. judge tells IRS to explain lost emails in ‘Tea Party’ probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge told the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on Thursday it must submit an explanation by Aug. 10 for how it lost emails being sought in a Republican congressional inquiry of a 2013 controversy over tax scrutiny of conservative…
Top Connecticut court hears death penalty appeal
HARTFORD Conn. (Reuters) – Attorneys for a Connecticut drug lord sentenced to die for ordering the 1999 murders of a mother and her 8-year-old appealed to the state Supreme Court on Thursday to sentence him instead to life in prison in light of the sta…
