Court limits mandatory detention of immigrants in California
(Reuters) – U.S. immigration authorities cannot detain without a bail hearing California immigrants who have been convicted of certain crimes unless the immigrants are transferred to their custody directly from jail, a judge has ruled.
Christian metal singer sentenced to prison in California murder plot
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The lead singer for a heavy metal Christian rock band was sentenced on Friday to six years in prison for pleading guilty to trying to hire a hit man to kill his wife, prosecutors in California said.
Obama marks 60th anniversary of landmark desegregation ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday commemorated the 60th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling that outlawed racial segregation in U.S. schools and bolstered the civil rights movement that paved the way for Obama to beco…
Some California wildfire evacuees return home as weather shifts
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Several thousand suburban San Diego residents forced to flee a wildfire threatening their community were allowed to return home on Friday as firefighters gained ground against a swarm of blazes burning in and around California’s s…
Arkansas Supreme Court halts same-sex marriages in state
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday halted the issuing of marriage licenses to same-sex couples in the first and only state in the U.S. South to allow gay marriage.
Mother sues over N.Y. inmate’s death in ‘sweltering’ cell
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The mother of a New York City inmate who died earlier this year after spending hours in what she said was a sweltering prison cell is seeking $25 million in damages, her attorneys said on Friday.
Indiana man gets 8 years home detention for rape of sleeping wife
(Reuters) – An Indiana man was sentenced on Friday to eight years of home detention after being convicted of raping his wife when she was asleep and likely drugged, prosecutors said.
U.S. immigration officials to review case of Cuban-born army vet
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Immigration officials are reviewing the case of Cuban-born U.S. Army veteran Mario Hernandez, who discovered he was not a U.S. citizen decades after he believed he had been naturalized when he enlisted during the Vietnam Wa…
Ex-California fire chief arrested in girlfriend’s murder
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – A former California state fire chief suspected of murdering his live-in girlfriend and then evading capture for two weeks was arrested on Friday, Sacramento County authorities said.
Hundreds at rally hail ruling to overturn Idaho gay marriage ban
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Hundreds of gay rights activists rallied in Boise on Friday to acclaim a federal judge’s ruling that overturned Idaho’s ban on same-sex marriage, even as they registered disappointment with a stay that prevented marriages from…
