U.S. court urged to reject Israeli attempt to silence witness
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Lawyers for the family of an American teenager killed in a 2006 suicide bombing in Tel Aviv urged a U.S. court on Tuesday to reject an attempt by Israel to muzzle a witness in an anti-terrorism case, court documents showed.
Snowden makes case for Brazil asylum, offers help
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has offered to collaborate with a Brazilian investigation into the NSA surveillance program he revealed earlier this year, according to a letter published in a local newspa…
Genting to spend $3-4 billion in Las Vegas in push for U.S. gaming empire
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Genting Bhd, Southeast Asia’s biggest gaming group, will spend an initial $3 billion to $4 billion to develop an unfinished resort on the Las Vegas strip, as it seeks to build a U.S. empire of casino and leisure assets.
“I did not kill Meredith”, Knox pleads in email to Italian court
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – U.S. student Amanda Knox pleaded her innocence in the murder of her roommate Meredith Kercher in an email to an Italian court on Tuesday, saying she was afraid to appear in person for fear of conviction.
Florida school named for Ku Klux Klan leader to change title
(Reuters) – A Florida high school whose name commemorates a leader of the Ku Klux Klan, a white supremacist group with a history of lynchings and other violent acts against blacks, is to be renamed, officials said on Monday.
U.S. Navy official to plead guilty in contracting scandal: report
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy official accused of leaking confidential information to a Singapore-based company at the center of a military contracting scandal is expected to plead guilty in a California court on Tuesday, media reported.
Analysis: Detroit seeks key court ruling to infuse bankrupt city with cash
(Reuters) – Of all the problems facing Detroit, getting court recognition as a legally bankrupt entity was actually the easy part.
Oklahoma to execute man convicted of killing horse trainer
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma is scheduled to execute on Tuesday a man convicted of stabbing and beating a horse trainer to death in a case of mistaken identity.
New Mexico teacher on leave after telling black student Santa is white
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) – A New Mexico high school teacher who questioned an African American student’s decision to dress up as Santa Claus on the grounds that the mythical North Pole figure was white has been put on paid administrative leave, a…
Homeless couple sues Missouri town for asking them to leave
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A small Missouri town was sued on Monday by a homeless couple who are accusing it of violating their constitutional rights by forcing them to leave because they stood on a street corner holding a sign seeking assistanc…
