How the JFK assassination transformed media coverage
DALLAS (Reuters) – Six seconds in Dallas 50 years ago changed the way media worked for decades to come.
Alabama pardons Scottsboro Boys in 1931 rape case
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – Alabama granted posthumous pardons on Thursday to three of the Scottsboro Boys, a group of black teenagers whose fight against false charges that they raped two white women in 1931 helped initiate the modern civil rights…
Senate Democrats stop filibusters on nominations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led Senate, in a historic rule change, stripped Republicans on Thursday of their ability to block President Barack Obama’s judicial and executive branch nominees.
Biden finds slice of home at Delaware sandwich shop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden took a stand for his home state on Thursday when he stepped out to buy Italian subs – for lunch with the boss – at a new branch of his favorite Delaware sandwich shop.
Virginia lawmaker’s son shot himself with rifle: autopsy
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – An autopsy on the son of a prominent Virginia politician has confirmed that the gunshot that mortally wounded him was self-inflicted and was fired from a rifle, police said on Wednesday.
Former teacher first to be convicted in Atlanta test-cheating case
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former Atlanta public school teacher has pleaded guilty and admitted she encouraged students to change incorrect answers on a standardized test, giving prosecutors their first conviction in one of the nation’s largest test-cheatin…
Boeing cargo jet, stranded at wrong Kansas airport, to fly again
(Reuters) – A Boeing cargo jet that was stranded overnight at a Kansas airport that was too small to handle the giant aircraft is set to take off later Thursday, officials said.
Charges dropped against girls in Florida cyberbullying case
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Florida prosecutors dropped charges on Wednesday against two girls accused of stalking a 12-year-old classmate who killed herself after complaining she was bullied online for months, a police official said.
Ohio House advances broad ‘stand your ground’ bill
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio’s state House approved a broad “stand your ground” measure on Wednesday that would grant gun owners wider latitude to use their weapons to defend themselves.
Senators move toward crackdown on sexual assault in U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With Senate action to overhaul the military’s handling of sexual assault cases certain, senators debated an emotionally charged proposal on Wednesday to strip commanders of their power to decide whether many serious criminal char…
