American women targeted as Malaysia becomes Internet scam haven: U.S.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Hundreds of American women are being ensnared by Internet scammers based in Malaysia, with some losing over a quarter of a million dollars, as the country becomes an epicenter for online crime perpetrated by Africans, U.S. offi…
Colorado clerk: gay marriage bans unconstitutional
DENVER (Reuters) – A county clerk in Colorado says she cannot deny gay couples their fundamental right to wed, according to court documents filed ahead of a hearing in a lawsuit by the state’s attorney general to stop her issuing same-sex marriage lice…
New Hampshire law creating clinic buffers is target of lawsuit
MANCHESTER, N.H. (Reuters) – A conservative religious group has sued the state of New Hampshire to block a law from taking effect later this week that would establish 25-foot buffer zones around clinics offering abortions.
House Republican proposes $10.9 billion transport funding extension
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp on Tuesday unveiled a $10.9 billion plan to extend U.S. transportation funding through May 31, 2015, aimed at averting cutbacks for construction projects due to start in Augu…
New Jersey’s storm recovery chief steps down, replaced by deputy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The director of New Jersey’s response to Superstorm Sandy stepped down on Tuesday, almost two years after the storm tore through the state, and was replaced by his deputy, Governor Chris Christie’s office said.
Prosecutors in NYC’s Brooklyn won’t pursue low-level pot cases
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors in New York City’s most populous borough of Brooklyn will no longer prosecute low-level marijuana possession cases, particularly for first-time offenders, the office said on Tuesday.
Florida lawyers fired for calling Palestinians ‘swine,’ ‘cockroaches’
MIAMI (Reuters) – Two South Florida public defenders were fired Tuesday after making inflammatory remarks on social media about Palestinians allegedly celebrating the abduction and murder of three Israeli teenagers in June.
Oklahoma rape suspect arrested while in coma dies at hospital
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma suspect in multiple rapes who was arrested after a car crash left him in a coma died at a hospital on Tuesday hours before he was to be formally charged, prosecutors said.
U.S. judge declines to dismiss charges against ex-Connecticut governor
MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss charges that former Connecticut Governor John Rowland violated campaign finance laws while working as an adviser to congressional campaigns after leaving office.
Warring Episcopalians in South Carolina court over $500 million in property
CHARLESTON South Carolina (Reuters) – A dispute between the U.S. Episcopal Church and a breakaway diocese angered over its acceptance of gay rights wound up in court on Tuesday as a trial got under way to decide the fate of $500 million in historic rea…
