U.S. justices uphold firms’ religious objections to contraception
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that owners of private companies can object on religious grounds to a provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that requires employers to provide insurance covering birth control…
New Yorkers hold solidarity vigil for slain Israeli teenagers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several hundred people waving Israeli flags and expressing grief and solidarity held a vigil in New York on Monday after the bodies of three missing Israeli teenagers were found in the occupied West Bank. 
Utah car thief returns minivan after finding toddler inside
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A would-be car thief surrendered to Utah authorities after realizing the family minivan she sped off in was carrying precious human cargo, a 3-year old girl, Salt Lake City police said on Monday.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing teen off Jersey shore
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday called off a search after looking for 20 hours for a missing 14-year-old swimmer who disappeared a day earlier after getting caught in rough water in Ocean City, New Jersey.
Second Wisconsin suitcase body is identified as Oregon woman
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – An Oregon mother has been identified as the second victim whose body was found in a suitcase dumped in a grassy ditch along a rural road in southeastern Wisconsin, authorities said Monday.
Firearms makers moving to more gun-friendly U.S. southern states
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – The first gun manufacturer to leave Connecticut after it enacted tough new gun control laws last year in the wake of the Newtown school shootings presented a commemorative rifle on Monday to the governor of South Carolina, i…
Jury selection opens for accused Texas bomber who wrote to Unabomber
DALLAS (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of a Texas man accused of trying to blow up a natural gas pipeline and suspected of seeking guidance from jailed Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.
PA woman ‘doctor’ charged after giving physicals to truckers
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania woman using bogus medical credentials to pose as a doctor was accused of identity theft and other charges after reportedly giving physical examinations to as many as 16 truckers.
Exclusive: Jury awards $8.1 million to investor who alleged BB&T misled him
(Reuters) – A jury in a South Carolina state court on Monday awarded $8.1 million to a former adviser who sold his wealth management business to BB&T Corp and later alleged that the bank mismanaged his retirement nest egg with a risky strategy, according to a person familiar with the matter.
U.S. CDC tests suggest anthrax exposures ‘highly unlikely’
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising some employees to stop taking antibiotics to ward off a possible anthrax infection after preliminary tests suggest it is “highly unlikely” they were inadvertently expos…
