Qaeda suspect’s shipboard fast, poor health halted U.S. interrogation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An elite U.S. interrogation team gave up questioning an alleged al-Qaeda militant who was snatched in Libya after he stopped eating and drinking regularly, exacerbating pre-existing health problems, U.S. officials familiar with t…
Cleveland police to suspend 63 officers after fatal car chase
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland Police Chief Mark McGrath announced on Tuesday that following an 11-month investigation his office will issue suspensions for 63 of the 104 officers involved in a 25-minute high-speed car chase that resulted in the fatal…
Navy priest sues over right to celebrate Mass during U.S. shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Roman Catholic priest who says the government shutdown keeps him from performing religious services at a U.S. Navy base filed suit with a parishioner on Tuesday to be able to celebrate Mass at a chapel.
Two girls arrested in Florida online bullying death
(Reuters) – Two girls, ages 12 and 14, have been charged with felony aggravated stalking for what a Florida sheriff described on Tuesday as “maliciously harassing” a 12-year-old girl who jumped from a tower to her death.
Texas student dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound at high school
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas high school student shot himself to death in the courtyard of his public school during the lunch hour on Tuesday, school officials said.
High court won’t hear California prison case, in blow to Brown
WASHINGTON/SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday for a second time to take up a long-running dispute about overcrowding in California prisons, in a rebuff to the state’s Democratic governor who contends the problem has alrea…
U.S. justices appear inclined to uphold affirmative action ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a potential boost to opponents of affirmative action, the conservative majority on the U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined on Tuesday to uphold a Michigan law that bans the use of racial preferences in state university admiss…
N.C. official takes same-sex marriage applications despite ban
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – A North Carolina official accepted marriage license applications on Tuesday from 12 same-sex couples – an unprecedented move in the U.S. South that advocates hoped would spur others to challenge state bans on s…
Former San Diego mayor pleads guilty to felony over headlock
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who resigned from the helm of California’s second-largest city after a string of sexual harassment allegations, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges of false imprisonment and battery involving th…
U.S. Army captain awarded Medal of Honor for valor in Afghan ambush
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Retired U.S. Army Captain William Swenson, who rescued wounded soldiers under fire during a deadly Afghan ambush, was awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest U.S. recognition for valor, on Tuesday by President Barack Obama.
