Hagel decides not to pursue top medal for celebrated U.S. Marine hero
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has reviewed the case of a Marine sergeant honored for heroism in Iraq and agreed with two other Pentagon chiefs that the evidence is insufficient to merit the highest military award for valor, …
Coach to plead not guilty in Missouri girl’s kidnap, murder: defense
(Reuters) – A seventh-grade football coach was ordered held without bail on Friday and will plead not guilty to the kidnap and murder of a 10-year-old girl snatched off a Springfield, Missouri, street and later found dead in his basement, his lawyer sa…
New York police surveillance of Muslims constitutional: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s secret police surveillance of mosques, Muslim businesses and a Muslim student group in New Jersey did not violate the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
Coach to plead not guilty in Missouri girl’s kidnap, murder -defense
(Reuters) – A seventh-grade football coach was ordered held without bail on Friday and will plead not guilty to the kidnap and murder of a 10-year-old girl snatched off a Springfield, Missouri, street and later found dead in his basement, his lawyer sa…
Drive as I say, not as I do? New York mayor’s convoy seen speeding
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday he remained committed to reducing speed limits and cutting down on traffic deaths in the city, a day after a local television news crew captured his convoy speeding and ignoring stop sig…
California’s fracking opponents introduce new moratorium bill
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California lawmakers have unveiled a new bill that would halt fracking and other controversial oil extraction practices in the state until a comprehensive review of their impact is complete, reigniting a legislative debate tha…
California lawmaker indicted on bribery, corruption charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California state senator has been indicted on federal charges that he accepted some $100,000 in bribes from a businessman and undercover FBI agents posing as Hollywood movie executives in exchange for steering legislation in t…
Same-sex couples allowed to wed in Cook County, Illinois
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Same-sex couples in Illinois’ Cook County, which includes the city of Chicago, can wed immediately and do not have to wait to tie the knot until a new state law legalizing gay marriage takes effect in June, a federal judge ruled on …
U. of Mississippi seeks to question 3 students about noose on statue
JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) – The University of Mississippi wants to question three white male students who may have been involved in draping a noose over a statue of James Meredith, the African-American student who braved segregationist mobs to int…
Man charged in fan beating death outside NFL game in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A Missouri man was charged with involuntary manslaughter on Friday in the beating death of a football fan in the stadium parking lot outside a Kansas City Chiefs game.
