Slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk honored with U.S. stamp
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials honored slain gay rights activist Harvey Milk on Thursday with the unveiling of a new postage stamp, and called for more work to advance the cause for which he gave his life.
Chicago man sentenced to 90 years for beating Irish student
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago man was sentenced on Thursday to 90 years in prison for the brutal beating of an exchange student from Northern Ireland that left her unable to walk or speak, in a case that focused attention on violence in the third-large…
O.J. Simpson lawyers file for new trial in 2007 robbery
(Reuters) – Lawyers for O.J. Simpson submitted a bulky document requesting a new trial for the former NFL star in an attempt to have his 2008 armed-robbery conviction overturned, court officials said on Thursday.
California man charged with kidnapping girl, holding her 10 years
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) – A California man accused of abducting a 15-year-old girl and holding her captive for a decade was charged on Thursday with rape and kidnapping, as his lawyer suggested the teenager went with him willingly and was treat…
Texas has 7 of the 15 fastest-growing U.S. cities
DALLAS (Reuters) – Texas-sized is getting bigger with seven of the nation’s 15 rapidly growing cities located in the Lone Star State, which dominated the rankings of a U.S. Census Bureau report released on Thursday.
Dallas Mavericks owner criticized for his comments on race
DALLAS (Reuters) – Mark Cuban, the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks basketball team, on Thursday defended comments he made about race and bigotry when asked at a business conference to address the controversy over banned Los Angeles Clippers own…
U.S. steps up scrutiny of American fighters in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department has tapped a veteran prosecutor to probe the flow of foreign fighters, including Americans, who are joining Syria’s rebels, U.S. officials said, in a sign of heightened alarm over the threat of radicalized …
Arizona governor calls special session on $60 million child protection plan
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona Governor Jan Brewer has called the state legislature into special session to create a new child-welfare agency, after the current agency was rocked by revelations that workers never investigated nearly 6,600 hotline reports …
U.S. gov’t workers owed $3.3 billion in delinquent taxes in 2013: IRS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. government workers owed $3.3 billion in delinquent taxes last year but were still better at staying current with the Internal Revenue Service than the general public, the IRS said on Thursday.
FBI, in historic policy change, to record interrogations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI and several other U.S. federal law enforcement agencies will reverse a policy that has long prohibited the recording of interrogations of people held in custody, a Justice Department memo sent last week said.
