Search suspended for two remaining victims of Washington state mudslide
SEATTLE (Reuters) – More than a month after a massive mudslide buried much of a small Washington state community, killing 41 people, authorities said on Monday they had suspended the active search for more bodies under half a square mile of dirt and de…
U.S. high school graduation rate reaches record 80 percent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. high school graduation rate reached a record 80 percent in the 2011-2012 academic year, the Obama administration said on Monday in a report that tallied the number of students graduating within four years of starting hig…
Majority of Colorado voters say legal pot has been good for state: poll
DENVER (Reuters) – More than half of Colorado voters polled believe legalizing recreational marijuana has been good for the state but were unlikely to vote for a candidate for public office who regularly uses pot, a poll released on Monday showed.
High court takes up case involving ambiguous patents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday took up the thorny issue of how to assess if a patent is so vague that it should be thrown out, a case that could impact other fights dealing with patent infringement.
Texas teen arrested after taking assault rifle, handguns to school
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A Texas teenager was arrested on Monday after he brought a loaded assault rifle and two handguns to his San Antonio high school and said he had a list of demands he wanted to read over the intercom, a school spokeswoman said.
Clergy sue North Carolina over same-sex weddings, cite religious freedom
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) – A coalition of clergy members is challenging North Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriages, filing the first lawsuit to claim such laws violate their religious freedom guaranteed by the U.S. constitution.
Former al Qaeda associate testifies in U.S. trial of handless cleric
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A British former al Qaeda associate appeared via live television feed on Monday as a government witness in the U.S. terrorism trial of Abu Hamza al-Masri, a one-eyed, handless cleric who is charged with supporting al Qaeda.
Detroit reaches labor deal with city unions
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit and a coalition of 14 city employee unions have reached a tentative deal on five-year collective bargaining agreements, federal court-appointed mediators said on Monday.
Pilot missing after vintage planes collide over San Francisco Bay
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Rescue crews were searching on Monday for the pilot of a vintage single-engine airplane that went missing after colliding with another plane over the San Francisco Bay while returning from an air show, officials said.
Top U.S. court to hear white-collar case of fish thrown overboard
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A fisherman prosecuted under a white-collar crime law for disposing of fish while he was under investigation has persuaded the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case.
