Detroit bankruptcy judge allows appeal, asks higher court to reject
DETROIT (Reuters) – The judge in Detroit’s bankruptcy case on Friday certified a direct appeal of his recent decision declaring the city eligible for bankruptcy protection, but recommended that a federal appellate court reject it because the case would…
Protesters block Apple, Google buses in San Francisco area
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Protesters blocked buses said to be operated by Google Inc and Apple Inc in San Francisco and Oakland on Friday, the latest sign of a growing backlash against the booming tech industry’s impact, especially on access to afforda…
Newtown shooter report falls short, Connecticut panel says
HARTFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – Members of a Connecticut panel charged with recommending ways to prevent gun violence in schools after last year’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Friday said a state attorney’s report failed to address the…
Reagan’s would-be assassin to get more time away from hospital
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – John Hinckley is ready for more freedom from the mental hospital where he has lived since shortly after he shot President Ronald Reagan in a failed assassination attempt in 1981, a federal judge ruled on Friday.
Newlyweds plead not guilty in Pennsylvania Craigslist murder
SUNBURY, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania newlywed couple on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges they killed a man after luring him to a rendezvous through an online dating advertisement, strangling him and stabbing him repeatedly.
U.S. judge orders man in Wichita airport plot held for trial
WICHITA, Kansas (Reuters) – A Kansas man charged with plotting to bomb the Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, Kansas, is a danger to the community and a flight risk and should be detained until trial, a U.S. magistrate judge ruled on Friday.
U.S. charges three over Silk Road marketplace
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three men were indicted in the United States on Friday in connection with Silk Road, the Internet black-market bazaar in which illegal drugs like heroin and cocaine can be purchased for the digital currency bitcoin.
Obama declares parts of Texas disaster area due to flooding
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday declared parts of Texas disaster areas due to devastating floods on October 31 and November 1 that killed six people and caused at least $50 million in damage.
U.S., UK spies targeted Israeli PM, EU official: Snowden leaks
LONDON (Reuters) – British and U.S. spies targeted a senior European Union official, German government buildings, and the office of an Israeli prime minister, according to the latest leaked documents from Edward Snowden published on Friday.
Obama says more than 500,000 bought plans on HealthCare.gov so far in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Friday more than half a million Americans enrolled in health insurance plans under Obamacare using the HealthCare.gov website during the first three weeks of December.
