Federal judge strikes down North Dakota ‘heartbeat’ abortion law
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday permanently blocked North Dakota from enforcing the country’s most restrictive abortion law, a ban on ending a pregnancy once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks after conception.
Two more charged in gang-linked kidnapping of N.C. prosecutor’s father
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – Two additional suspects have been charged in the gang-related abduction of a North Carolina man whose daughter had prosecuted one of the eight people now accused in the plot, U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday….
Ex-bin Laden ally turns key witness in U.S. terrorism cases
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A British shoe bomb-plotter-turned-government informant, who once conspired with Osama bin Laden, has become a key witness for U.S. prosecutors seeking to give American juries a taste of life inside al Qaeda, court docum…
College Board gives sneak preview of redesigned SAT exam
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prospective college students on Wednesday got a peek at new sample questions on the SAT, a widely used college entrance exam that will undergo a redesign over the next two years.
Former New York Mayor Bloomberg to spend $50 million in anti-gun drive
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg ramped up his efforts to fight gun violence on Wednesday with a plan to spend $50 million on a grassroots network to organize voters on gun control.
New York City police disbands unit that watched Muslim communities
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Police Department has disbanded a controversial surveillance unit that targeted and monitored Muslim communities after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, a police statement said.
As newspapers struggle, Los Angeles gets another daily
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Los Angeles residents who still pass a newsstand on their way to work on Wednesday will find an unusual sight there: a new daily print newspaper.
Texas set to execute man convicted of 2001 triple murder
(Reuters) – Texas is set to execute a man by lethal injection on Wednesday who was convicted of stabbing his girlfriend, her child and her mother to death after a cocaine binge in 2001.
Obama to announce $600 million U.S. job-training initiative
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will announce an initiative on Wednesday to devote $600 million to address a central challenge of today’s economy: How to train workers for skills they need for jobs that are open but hard to fill.
Voices of gratitude, defiance at Boston bombing memorial
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, local leaders and officials and survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing shared messages of thanks and defiance on Tuesday at a tribute to the three people killed and 264 wounded in the attack exactly o…
