Accused hijacker makes protest in Miami court over legal treatment
MIAMI (Reuters) – A former U.S. militant accused of hijacking a plane to Cuba almost 30 years ago appeared in federal court on Thursday and wasted no time registering a protest over his legal treatment.
Senate passes bill to ban discrimination against gay workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-led Senate, reflecting a major shift in the past decade in public opinion, passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday to outlaw discrimination against gay workers. But the measure faces an uphill struggle in the Republic…
Speedboat driver charged in NY crash that killed bride, best man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A grand jury indicted the driver of a speedboat that crashed and killed a bride-to-be and her fiance’s best man on New York’s Hudson River after testing showed he had consumed nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol, officials said…
Lesbian ex-partner has parental rights: Florida Supreme Court
MIAMI (Reuters) – A woman who donated an egg to her lesbian partner can share parental rights to the child, the Florida Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
Texas cemetery worker crushed to death by tombstone
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A south Texas cemetery worker was killed when a tombstone weighing more than a ton fell on him when he was trying to level the tilted slab, police said on Thursday.
Detroit did not negotiate pre-bankruptcy: financial adviser
DETROIT (Reuters) – The financial adviser for Detroit’s two pension funds testified in federal court on Thursday that the city did not negotiate prior to filing the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history in July.
U.S. arrests man for selling guns online for Bitcoins
NEW YORK (Reuters) – As part of their quest to crack down on anonymous Internet criminal marketplaces, U.S. authorities arrested a New Hampshire man for selling guns online in exchange for the digital currency Bitcoin on the Internet site Black Market …
Attorneys for A-Rod, Major League Baseball meet in court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Attorneys for Major League Baseball and embattled star Alex Rodriguez agreed on one thing at a judicial hearing in New York on Thursday – neither side wants to be in federal court.
Speedboat driver charged in pre-wedding crash on New York river
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A grand jury indicted the driver of a speedboat that crashed and killed a bride-to-be and her fiance’s best man on New York’s Hudson River after testing showed he had consumed nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol, officials said…
California high school under fire over ‘Arab’ mascot
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California high school’s decades-old use of an Arab mascot to promote its sports teams has drawn the ire of an Arab-American rights group that says the mascot is an offensive caricature, portraying Arabs with a large nose, bea…
