Oklahoma House passes new abortion restrictions bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday to apply new restrictions on abortions that lawmakers said are aimed at protecting women’s health but opponents say are designed to shut down clini…
Obama, tech firms to announce software donations to U.S. schools
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is set to announce on Friday that private companies have donated more than $400 million worth of software and software licenses to bring more technology to classrooms.
Ex-NFL star arrested in Los Angeles on New Orleans rape warrant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former football star Darren Sharper, wanted by New Orleans police as a suspect in two rapes, was arrested on Thursday in Los Angeles, where he pleaded not guilty a week ago to charges of drugging four other women and raping two …
U.S. appeals court sides with California school in T-shirt dispute
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco Bay-area high school officials did not violate the civil rights of five students by demanding they remove T-shirts bearing images of the U.S. flag at an event celebrating the Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo, a f…
Two Mexicans charged with running outlaw gun factory in California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two Mexican nationals were indicted on Thursday on charges of running an outlaw weapons-supply shop in northern California that assembled and sold unmarked, illegal firearms and accessories, including machine-guns and silencer…
Unauthorized video of U.S. Supreme Court protest posted online
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the first time, video footage of U.S. Supreme Court proceedings has been recorded and posted online.
Obama launches personal effort to propel black and Latino boys
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday launched a very personal appeal to help improve opportunities for boys from minority groups who, he said, resembled him as a youth and faced statistical challenges that their white peers did not…
U.S. judge orders Kentucky to recognize same-sex marriages
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge ordered Kentucky on Thursday to recognize the legal same-sex marriages of residents who wed elsewhere, the latest in a string of court victories for gay rights advocates.
California’s attorney general takes up court fight over gun laws
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California’s attorney general on Thursday waded into a court fight over the state’s strict gun laws, asking an appeals court to reverse itself and restore the leeway local governments had to decide who can carry a concealed fire…
New Jersey’s Christie allies joke about another traffic jam: documents
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two people at the heart of a traffic scandal dogging New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joked weeks earlier about causing traffic problems in front of the home of a rabbi, documents released on Thursday show.
