New York retailers, police trade blame on ‘shop and frisk’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York police and retailers Macy’s Inc and Barneys New York Inc traded blame on Tuesday over complaints by black customers who were stopped by police after making luxury purchases, in a case that has roiled civil rights leaders.
Obama under fire as Americans lose prior health plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is facing fresh attacks for his pledge that Americans who like their current healthcare plans can keep them under Obamacare, as reports pile up of thousands of Americans facing cancellation notices.
Oklahoma high court says drug-induced abortion law unconstitutional
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a state law meant to restrict the use of abortion-inducing drugs instead bans them altogether, rendering the law unconstitutional and paving the way for the measure to reach the…
NSA chief defends agency amid U.S. spy rift with Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the National Security Agency defended his beleaguered organization on Tuesday, saying it acts within the law to stop militant attacks and calling reports that the NSA collected data on millions of phone calls in Europ…
Trayvon Martin’s mother asks Senate to curb ‘Stand Your Ground’ laws
(Reuters) – The mother of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin urged a Senate panel to help rescind “Stand Your Ground” laws that have proliferated in state legislatures, granting gun owners wider latitude to use their weapons in self-defense.
U.S. adoptive mother gets 37 years for Ethiopian girl’s death
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A U.S. woman was sentenced to 37 years in prison on Tuesday for starving her Ethiopia-born adopted daughter and leaving her to die outside in the cold in Washington state.
Rights groups say reach settlement with Alabama on immigration law
(Reuters) – Members of a coalition of civil rights groups said on Tuesday they reached a settlement with the state of Alabama to end a lawsuit challenging the state’s immigration law.
Five dead at four locations after shooting spree in Texas town
TERRELL, Texas (Reuters) – A man suspected of shooting to death his mother, aunt and three others in four locations was charged with murder on Tuesday after a manhunt and high-speed car chase through the Texas town of Terrell, law enforcement authoriti…
U.S. lawmakers call for action to curb Internet child trading
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers called Tuesday for federal action to prevent parents from giving unwanted adopted children to strangers met on the Internet, and the Illinois attorney general urged Facebook and Yahoo to police online groups where chi…
Florida death row inmates challenge execution drug
MIAMI (Reuters) – Seven Florida death row inmates on Tuesday sued the state, saying a new three-step lethal injection procedure could inflict “cruel and unusual punishment” and called on a court to halt executions until the procedure is reviewed.
