North Carolina defends coal ash oversight after second leak
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – North Carolina state officials defended their oversight of coal ash ponds on Wednesday, a day after a second leak was found to be threatening a river already tainted by toxic sludge from a spill earlier this month.
Accused Colorado movie theater gunman ordered to undergo new sanity exam
DENVER (Reuters) – The man charged with mass murder for a shooting rampage that killed 12 people in a suburban Denver movie theater must submit to a second pretrial sanity examination because the first was incomplete and inadequate, a Colorado judge ru…
Same-sex couples challenge Colorado ban on gay marriage
DENVER (Reuters) – Nine same-sex couples filed suit on Wednesday challenging Colorado’s ban on gay marriage following court decisions striking down similar restrictions in New Mexico, Utah and Virginia.
Florida’s ‘stand your ground’ law under fire after trial verdict
TALLAHASSEE/MIAMI, Florida (Reuters) – The split decision by a sharply divided jury in Florida’s latest high-profile self-defense trial on Saturday is prompting renewed calls for a review of the state’s controversial “stand your ground” law, while lega…
U.S. issues warning about shoe bombs on airplanes bound for U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities issued a warning on Wednesday to airlines flying to the United States to watch out for militants who may have hidden bombs in their shoes, U.S. government sources said.
Nebraska court invalidates state’s Keystone pipeline approval
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Nebraska court on Wednesday invalidated the governor’s decision to allow the Keystone XL pipeline to pass through the Midwestern state, casting new uncertainty over the controversial project to link Alberta’s oil sands with ref…
Some New York City streets closed due to falling ice, snow
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Yorkers got a reprieve from the relentless winter weather on Wednesday only to find that the season’s wrath created a fresh menace of large chunks of snow and ice falling from skyscrapers to the sidewalks below.
Cruise ship worker raped passenger, tried to toss her overboard: FBI
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Bin Laden son-in-law’s lawyers may question accused 9/11 mastermind
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday briefly delayed the upcoming trial of a son in law of Osama bin Laden on terrorism-related charges so his lawyers could submit written questions to accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
NYC labor talks make tentative start in $8 billion pay dispute
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has begun preliminary talks with labor unions as it aims to break the deadlock in a years-old pay dispute that city workers say has left them owed up to $8 billion.
