Florida judge disbarred over ‘personal’ relationship with prosecutor
TALLAHASSEE Fla. (Reuters) – The Florida Supreme Court disbarred a former circuit judge on Thursday for having a “personal and emotional relationship” with a prosecutor that started during a death penalty case he was trying before her.
San Francisco cable cars rolling again after sickout ends
(Reuters) – San Francisco’s famed cable cars were rolling again on Thursday, resuming operations three days after a sickout by bus and rail operators hobbled the city’s transit system and grounded the historic vehicles to a halt, an official said.
Rap videos shown as evidence in New York gang murder trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rap videos that show a New York murder defendant claiming to be a gun-toting gang member were shown in court on Thursday, prosecutors said, despite his attempts to have the clips barred from evidence.
Suit on behalf of Arizona prisoners gets class-action status
(Reuters) – A lawsuit on behalf of Arizona inmates that accuses the state of neglecting their health needs and misusing solitary confinement can proceed as a class-action case, potentially affecting conditions for all the state’s 30,000 prisoners, a fe…
New Jersey court rules for nurse who refused vaccine on non-religious grounds
GREEN BROOK N.J. (Reuters) – A New Jersey appeals court ruled on Thursday that First Amendment protections allowing people to refuse medical procedures on religious grounds also extends to those opting out of treatment for secular reasons.
At least three shot at Seattle Pacific University, suspect in custody
SEATTLE (Reuters) – At least three people were shot at Seattle Pacific University on Thursday, and the suspect was in custody, Seattle police said on social media.
California lawmakers propose incentives for Tesla battery factory
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California lawmakers proposed financial incentives for electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc on Thursday in a bid to entice the company to build a large battery factory in the most populous U.S. state.
Suit on behalf of Arizona prisoners gets class-action status
(Reuters) – A lawsuit on behalf of Arizona inmates that accuses the state of neglecting their health needs and misusing solitary confinement can proceed as a class-action case, potentially affecting conditions for all the state’s 30,000 prisoners, a fe…
Immigrants win one third of U.S. Nobel prizes in key fields
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – More than one-third of U.S. Nobel prize winners in chemistry, medicine and physics are immigrants, a new report shows.
Wind, flooding take three lives in Arkansas and Tennessee
NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) – High winds and flash flooding on Thursday in the south-central United States killed three people in Arkansas and Tennessee, derailed a train in Arkansas and blew off part of a motel roof in a Missouri tourist town, officials…
