Court releases memo of U.S. justifying drone attacks on citizens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday released a redacted version of the U.S. Justice Department’s memorandum of justification for a 2011 drone attack that killed Anwar al Awlaki, an American-born Islamist preacher suspected of havin…
Official report into Sandusky case finds ‘inexplicable delays’
HARRISBURG Penn. (Reuters) – A highly anticipated review of the child sex abuse case against Jerry Sandusky released on Monday found delays in prosecuting the former Penn State football coach but no evidence of political interference by Pennsylvania Go…
Christian broadcaster arrested on child sex charges in Michigan
(Reuters) – A Michigan radio personality, known for his work on “family friendly” Christian broadcasts, was due in court Monday on charges of paying a middleman to arrange sexual encounters with young boys, authorities said.
Homeland Security chief warns parents on child immigration surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson warned Central American parents against sending their children to the United States illegally, part of a White House effort to stem a flood of children crossing the border.
New Jersey town without police force to put armed guards in school
(Reuters) – A New Jersey school district has voted to place armed guards in a local high school for students’ security in a rural town that does not have a police force, the superintendent said Monday.
Nepali police hold two men, seek others suspected of raping U.S. woman
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Police in Nepal said on Monday they had detained two men and were searching for two others suspected of raping an American woman in a hotel in Kathmandu.
U.S. top court declines to revive New Jersey sports betting law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New Jersey’s attempt to introduce licensed sports betting has failed, with the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday leaving intact a lower court ruling that said a federal law did not allow it.
U.S. top court rejects Wisconsin abortion case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in the legal fight over a new Wisconsin law that requires any doctor performing an abortion to have privileges to admit patients to a nearby hospital.
Obama’s parenting advice: give kids lots of love and a few rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama, dad to two teenage girls, has some simple advice for raising kids.
Mideast scholar Fouad Ajami dead at 68
(Reuters) – Fouad Ajami, a prolific writer who became one of the world’s most prominent Middle East historians, died on Sunday aged 68, Stanford University said.
