Boy, 12, found shot to death at Boy Scouts camp in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A 12-year-old boy from Las Vegas was found dead of a gunshot wound at a Boy Scouts of America summer camp in San Diego, police said on Monday.
U.S. top court rules against public unions in in-home care workers case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that in-home care workers in Illinois who are paid by the state are not similar enough to government employees to be compelled to pay union dues.
New York’s Grand Central main entry dedicated to Jackie Kennedy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The main entrance to New York City’s landmark Grand Central Terminal was dedicated to former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis on Monday, honoring her efforts to keep the station open.
Gunman shoots two, kills himself in New York City factory
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man inquiring about a job at a New York City factory on Monday shot two workers and barricaded himself in the building before killing himself, authorities said.
Flood waters to close parts of Mississippi River: Army Corps
(Reuters) – Rising flood waters were expected to make 11 locks and dams impassable on the upper Mississippi River, forcing the closure of the river later on Monday from Bellevue, Iowa, to Saverton, Missouri, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said.
N.Y. top court decides towns can ban fracking
ALBANY N.Y. (Reuters) – New York state’s top court ruled on Monday that towns have the authority to ban gas drilling within their borders, giving a boost to opponents of the drilling method known as fracking.
U.S. top court turns away Arab Bank appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left intact a lower court ruling against Jordan-based Arab Bank Plc for failing to supply documents in lawsuits accusing it of providing services to groups the United States brands as terrorist or…
Abu Ghraib torture lawsuit revived by U.S. appeals court
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit against CACI International Inc by four former Iraqi detainees who claimed the U.S. defense contractor’s employees directed their torture at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad.
Supreme Court won’t intervene in California ban on gay-conversion therapy
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider arguments against California’s ban on a controversial therapy aimed at reversing homosexuality in children, allowing the prohibition to be enforced in the most populous …
U.S. Supreme Court will not intervene in fight over California cross
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court has for the second time declined to take up the question of whether the cross atop a San Diego war memorial constitutes an illegal endorsement of religion by the federal government.
