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 …
Well-known father-son pair to bow out after Boston Marathon
BOSTON (Reuters) – A 73-year-old man who has run the Boston Marathon pushing his wheelchair-bound son for the past 31 years plans to make this year’s edition of the event his last.
U.S. senator says labor board should not ‘muzzle’ lawmakers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tennessee Senator Bob Corker called on federal authorities on Thursday not to muzzle lawmakers who are opposed to union organizing as they consider the United Auto Workers’ appeal of a failed effort to represent workers at a Volk…
Judge sets terms for would-be Reagan assassin’s hospital outings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Would-be presidential assassin John Hinckley will be required to stay away from government centers during the 17 days per month he will be allowed to spend outside the mental hospital where has lived since shooting Ronald Reagan …
Jailed Cuban agent to be deported from U.S. after release
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Cuban intelligence agent was released from prison in Arizona after serving more than 15 years for spying on Cuban-American exiles in Miami, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said on Thursday.
U.S. judge orders Kentucky to recognize same-sex marriages
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Thursday ordered Kentucky to recognize the legal same-sex marriages of residents who wed outside the state, the office of the state attorney general said.
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.
Judge delays trial for accused Colorado theater gunman Holmes
CENTENNIAL, COLORADO (Reuters) – A Colorado judge on Thursday set a new trial date for October 14 for James Holmes, the former neuroscience graduate student accused of killing 12 moviegoers in a shooting spree at a Colorado cinema in 2012.
British man charged with hacking Federal Reserve computers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A British man has been charged with hacking into computer servers belonging to the U.S. Federal Reserve, and then widely disclosing personal information of people who use them.
Identity theft leads top consumer complaints in U.S.: FTC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The seemingly intractable problem of identity theft once again led the list of top consumer complaints in 2013, with U.S. consumers reporting that they lost $1.6 billion to various types of fraud, the Federal Trade Commission sai…
