Mastermind or translator? Somali piracy trial begins in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. trial of a Somali man accused of piracy off the Horn of Africa began on Monday, with prosecutors portraying him as a ransom-hungry negotiator and his lawyers defending him as an intelligence source for the United States …
September 11 plotters could have been on death row by now: U.S. attorney general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Attorney General Eric Holder said on Monday that accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators would already have been convicted and set for execution if they had been tried in civilian c…
U.S. military doctors abetted prisoner abuse, study says
MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. military doctors violated medical ethics by collaborating in the abuse of prisoners during interrogations after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001, an independent study concluded on Monday.
Supreme Court weighs fight over changing clothes at work
(Reuters) – Steel workers who do their jobs wearing flame-retardant gear tried to convince the Supreme Court on Monday that they should be paid for the time they spend “donning and doffing” such items before and after their shifts.
Cleveland kidnap victim says was hung on the wall like ornament
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – One of the three Cleveland women who survived years of imprisonment after being kidnapped by Ariel Castro gave details about her ordeal in a television interview on Monday including being tied up and hung on the wall like an ornam…
Florida ex-governor runs for his old job after switching parties
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) – Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist, who quit the Republican Party and became a Democrat, launched a campaign on Monday to win back his old job, setting the stage for what is expected to one of the most expensive g…
Groups favoring right to abortion ask high court to halt Texas law
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Groups opposed to new restrictions on abortion in Texas filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court on Monday to halt part of a law that prompted a dozen clinics in the state to stop performing the procedure.
Supreme Court lets stand ruling throwing out ‘abortion pill’ limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday left intact a state court decision invalidating an Oklahoma law that effectively banned the so-called abortion pill RU-486, with the justices deciding to sidestep a potentially contentious case.
Millions of bees swarm Georgia interstate after truck overturns
ATLANTA (Reuters) – An overturned tractor-trailer let loose millions of honeybees on Sunday and left a sticky mess on a major highway south of Atlanta, after hitting a guardrail and spilling its cargo of hives and honey.
Boeing seen in advanced talks to make 777X near Seattle
(Reuters) – Boeing is in advanced talks with its machinists’ union to assemble the company’s new 777X jet and build its wings in the Seattle area, several people familiar with the negotiations told Reuters.
