Obama launches personal effort to propel black and Latino boys
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday launched a very personal appeal to help improve opportunities for boys from minority groups who, he said, resembled him as a youth and faced statistical challenges that their white peers did not…
U.S. judge orders Kentucky to recognize same-sex marriages
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge ordered Kentucky on Thursday to recognize the legal same-sex marriages of residents who wed elsewhere, the latest in a string of court victories for gay rights advocates.
California’s attorney general takes up court fight over gun laws
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California’s attorney general on Thursday waded into a court fight over the state’s strict gun laws, asking an appeals court to reverse itself and restore the leeway local governments had to decide who can carry a concealed fire…
New Jersey’s Christie allies joke about another traffic jam: documents
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two people at the heart of a traffic scandal dogging New Jersey Governor Chris Christie joked weeks earlier about causing traffic problems in front of the home of a rabbi, documents released on Thursday show.
Cuban man accused in Miami gold heist arrested in Belize
MIAMI (Reuters) – After a 14-month manhunt in four countries, a Cuban man accused of a $2.8 million Miami gold heist is in custody in Belize and could be headed back to the United States to face charges, authorities and a private investigator said on T…
‘Culture of brutality’ in Chicago jail charged in lawsuit
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Prisoners at Chicago’s Cook County Jail live in fear due to a “culture of brutality and lawlessness” that subjects them to physical abuse by guards, a civil rights lawsuit filed in federal court in Chicago said on Thursday.
Oklahoma House passes new abortion restrictions bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday to apply new restrictions on abortions that lawmakers said are aimed at protecting women’s health but opponents say are designed to shut down clini…
October trial date set for accused Colorado theater gunman
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A Colorado judge on Thursday set a new trial date in October for James Holmes, the former neuroscience graduate student accused of killing 12 moviegoers in a shooting spree at a suburban Denver cinema in 2012.
Senate panel faults new U.S. law to fight offshore tax dodging
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate investigators have sharply criticized the implementation of a new Obama administration law meant to fight offshore tax evasion by Americans, saying that “gaping loopholes” in the law could let shell companies skirt it…
Unauthorized video of U.S. Supreme Court protest posted online
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For the first time, video footage of U.S. Supreme Court proceedings has been recorded and posted online.
