California top court says police must name officers in shootings
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that police departments in the state must as a general rule disclose the names of officers involved in shootings, despite claims by a police union that doing so would endanger their…
Gay Republican congressional candidate’s California office vandalized
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The San Diego office of California congressional candidate Carl DeMaio, one of three openly gay Republicans vying for Congress in 2014, were vandalized this week, just days before the primary election, his campaign said.
California Senate rejects bill to halt fracking
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The California state Senate on Thursday rejected for the second year in a row a bill that would have put a temporary stop to the controversial oil-producing practice of fracking in the state.
Snowden raised concerns in 2013 email, but no evidence he blew whistle: NSA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An email exchange released on Thursday shows that Edward Snowden questioned the U.S. National Security Agency’s legal training programs, but provides no evidence the former contractor complained internally about vast NSA surveill…
Former New Jersey pharmacist admits to trying to make ricin
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New Jersey pharmacist pleaded guilty on Thursday to manufacturing the deadly toxins ricin and abrin, federal authorities said.
Lawyer for badly beaten fan says LA Dodgers skimped on security
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A baseball fan suing the Los Angeles Dodgers and the team’s former owner for $35 million could have been spared a brutal beating that left him with brain damage if the team had not skimped on security spending, a lawyer for the …
Tennessee town may change name to ‘Rocky Top,’ judge rules
(Reuters) – A small eastern Tennessee city can go ahead and change its name to Rocky Top, a federal judge has ruled, rejecting a challenge from a company that owns the rights to the bluegrass-tinged official state song.
Fox TV network chief to depart after ratings slump
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Kevin Reilly, the top executive at Fox broadcast television, is leaving the network next month, the company said on Thursday, after Fox slumped to last place in ratings among the big U.S. broadcasters.
Judge says NYC not liable for suicide of bullied 12-year-old
ALBANY N.Y. (Reuters) – New York City cannot be held liable for the suicide of a 12-year-old boy bullied by classmates who thought he was gay since he did not kill himself at his school, a state judge has ruled.
Central American migrants in Texas flown to Arizona and released
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Authorities flew 400 people suspected of entering the United States illegally to Arizona over the weekend and released them at bus stops because detention facilities were full after a surge in migrants, U.S. officials said on Thursd…
