Two men found guilty in New York kidnap fetish case
(Reuters) – A federal jury in New York found a mechanic and a former high-school librarian guilty on Friday of conspiring to kidnap women to satisfy their sexual fetishes for rape and murder that they had originally nursed online via Internet message b…
U.S. rests its case against bin Laden son-in-law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors in New York on Friday rested their case in the trial of Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden who is accused of conspiring to kill Americans when he acted as a spokesman for al Qaeda after the September 1…
Colorado theater gunman loses latest round in court
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado judge overseeing the mass murder case against a gunman charged with killing 12 people in a suburban Denver movie theater has rejected several defense challenges to the state’s death penalty laws and abruptly canceled heari…
Tennessee must recognize marriages of three same-sex couples: judge
(Reuters) – Tennessee must recognize the legal same-sex marriages of three couples who wed in other states, a federal judge in Nashville ruled on Friday in a limited decision that echoed a similar case in neighboring Kentucky.
FBI won’t run checks on Washington state pot business hopefuls
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – The FBI is refusing to run background checks on people who want to get into the marijuana business in Washington state, regulators said on Friday, in a move that could complicate efforts to keep hardened criminals out of…
California pension reform measure abandoned after court ruling
(Reuters) – Backers of a ballot measure to cut California’s public pensions, which was seen as a model for other states, abandoned their campaign to win voter support on Friday after a court ruling.
Insurers must accept funds from U.S. program that helps HIV-AIDs patients
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The lead agency for President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform announced on Friday that it would require, rather than merely encourage, insurers that sell Obamacare policies to accept funds from a federal program that helps people …
Tennessee must recognize marriages of three same-sex couples: judge
(Reuters) – Tennessee must recognize the legal same-sex marriages of three couples who wed in other states, a federal judge in Nashville ruled on Friday in a limited decision that echoed a similar case in neighboring Kentucky.
Tesla chief slams New Jersey for barring direct car sales
(Reuters) – Tesla Motors Inc escalated its war of words with New Jersey on Friday, lambasting a regulatory change approved by the state earlier this week that bars the “green car” company from selling vehicles directly to the public.
Searchers sift rubble in aftermath of NY building collapse
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Search and rescue workers on Friday combed the still-smoldering rubble for victims of a gas explosion that caused two New York City apartment buildings to collapse this week, killing eight people and injuring dozens.
