Parents of dead teen vow to fight Florida’s self-defense law
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – The parents of Jordan Davis, a Florida teenager who was killed by a middle-aged man in a gas station dispute over loud rap music, plan to campaign to reform the state’s self-defense law that they blame for their son’s …
Amanda Bynes pleads no contest in 2012 drunken driving case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former teen star Amanda Bynes on Monday pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor driving offense in Los Angeles stemming from a 2012 accident in which she struck a sheriff’s patrol car.
Budget cuts to slash U.S. Army to smallest since before World War Two
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Monday it would shrink the U.S. Army to pre-World War Two levels, eliminate the popular A-10 aircraft and reduce military benefits in order to meet 2015 spending caps, setting up an election-year fight with t…
Pill mix-up led to Kennedy ‘drugged driving’ trial: defense
WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) – A Kennedy family member’s groggy behavior after her 2012 arrest for side-swiping a tractor trailer in New York was not the result of a criminal act but of mistakenly taking a sleeping pill instead of thyroid medicatio…
U.S. freezes assets of work-at-home Web firms promising thousands
(Reuters) – A U.S. district court in Utah has frozen the assets of several Internet business coaches accused of lying to customers about their potential earnings after signing up for the services, the Federal Trade Commission said on Monday.
U.S. court voids Indiana school’s short hair rule for boys
(Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Monday said an Indiana school district’s policy requiring that boys who want to play interscholastic basketball cut their hair short violated federal equal protection laws.
California lawmaker surrenders to face corruption charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California state senator turned himself in on Monday to face charges he took bribes from a businessman and from undercover FBI agents posing as Hollywood film executives to steer legislation in their favor.
George W. Bush launches program to help veterans transition from war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. President George W. Bush on Sunday promoted a new initiative to help veterans transition back to civilian life and aid in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Consumer class actions get boost from U.S. top court
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Supreme Court gave consumers a victory on Monday by allowing them to proceed with class-action lawsuits alleging that millions of front-loading washing machines they bought suffered from mold or musty odors.
Small Nebraska agency might further complicate Keystone fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A small Nebraska state commission that has never considered a major oil pipeline route could soon play a pivotal role in deciding the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline, a project brimming with political risk for both the U.S. and …
