Former teacher in sex scandal briefly jailed after missing court date
(Reuters) – Mary Kay Letourneau, the former Seattle-area teacher who served seven years in prison for sleeping with a 12-year-old student, was briefly jailed on Monday after missing a court appearance in connection with her driving without a license, l…
Snowden has more U.S.-Israel secrets to expose: Greenwald
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has more secrets to reveal that relate to Israel, the journalist who first brought his leaks to the world’s attention said on Monday.
Owners of planned horse slaughterhouse to sue New Mexico official for slander
(Reuters) – Owners of a planned horse slaughterhouse in New Mexico that would be the first such facility to operate in the United States in years filed notice on Monday of their plan to sue the state attorney general for slander over his efforts to blo…
Judge rules Chicago ban on gun sales is unconstitutional
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago ban on gun sales within the city, aimed at reducing gun violence, is unconstitutional because it goes too far in barring legal buyers and dealers from engaging in lawful purchases and sales, a federal judge ruled on Monday…
Florida marijuana ballot petition nears goal, activists say
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – Organizers of a Florida campaign for medical use of marijuana say they expect to submit enough voter signatures this week to get the issue on ballots in time for the November election, adding further momentum to a national campa…
Google, other big companies to pay to use San Francisco bus stops
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc and other big technology companies that rely on private commuter buses to ferry workers around will now pay the city of San Francisco fees to use city bus stops, the city announced at a news conference on Monday.
Polar freeze grips United States, disrupting travel, business
CHICAGO/CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) – A blast of Arctic air gripped the vast middle of the United States on Monday with the coldest temperatures in two decades causing at least four deaths, forcing businesses and schools to close and canceling thousands …
Detroit emergency manager opts to delay pension freeze
(Reuters) – Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr on Monday delayed a move to freeze the pension fund for some of the city’s workers just hours after the order became public, saying a delay would allow for mediation with the city’s retirement funds to pl…
U.S. senator’s plane makes emergency landing, all safe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A United Airlines flight carrying U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham was forced to make an emergency landing at a South Carolina airport on Monday shortly after taking off on a flight to Washington, but all the passengers were safe.
U.S. militia members on trial in Georgia for anti-government ricin plot
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of two alleged domestic militia members charged with conspiring to produce ricin, the biological toxin.
