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Colorado theater shooter lawyers ask Supreme Court for reporter's sources
Attorneys for the man charged with mass murder for shooting dozens of people at a Colorado movie theater have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to force a reporter to reveal confidential sources she used for a story about the massacre. James Holmes, 26, faces the death penalty in the shooting rampage…
Reuters30 mins agoMassachusetts bans 'upskirt' photos, closes Peeping Tom loophole
By Richard Valdmanis BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts on Friday banned people from secretly taking pictures or video under another person's clothing, two days after the state's top court pointed out that so-called 'upskirting' was allowed under existing laws. The state legislature had hastily…
Reuters43 mins agoTed Turner rushed to clinic in Argentina with appendicitis: media
Philanthropist and former media tycoon Ted Turner was rushed to hospital with appendicitis early on Friday in Argentina's Patagonia region, where he owns property, local media said. After a brief stay in the San Carlos clinic in the lakeside city of Bariloche, the 75-year-old founder of cable TV…
Reuters54 mins agoKansas violating state constitution in school funding, court says
Kansas is violating the state constitution in its funding of public schools, a duty that is mandatory and not to be left to the whims of state legislators, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled on Friday. But while the court upheld part of a lower court finding in favor of a group of public school…
ReutersConflicting accounts open U.S. Army general's sex crimes trial
By Colleen Jenkins FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) - Opening arguments in the military court martial of a U.S. Army general accused of forcibly sodomizing a female captain with whom he had a secret sexual relationship provided sharply conflicting accounts on Friday of the end of the affair. …
ReutersMore than 440,000 customers without power in Carolinas due ice storm
(Reuters) - More than 440,000 homes and businesses were without power in North Carolina and South Carolina on Friday due to a strong ice storm. Duke Energy Corp, the biggest utility in the United States, said it had more than 387,000 customers without power in the Carolinas. North Carolina…
ReutersU.S. judge throws out fine against commercial drone pilot
By Eric Beech WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has thrown out a fine by the Federal Aviation Administration against the operator of a small commercial drone, a decision that could open up the nation's skies to more unmanned-aircraft flights. The case involved a $10,000 fine levied by the FAA…
ReutersMaryland girl believed abducted by father after mother found dead
A Maryland man suspected of abducting his 11-year-old daughter is wanted by police in connection with the death of the girl's mother, authorities said on Friday. The Baltimore County Police Department said it had obtained an arrest warrant for Timothy Virts, 38, who went missing with his daughter…
ReutersExclusive: U.S. Navy aims to put 22 Boeing fighters on 'unfunded' list - sources
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy plans to add 22 Boeing electronic attack jets to a list of "unfunded" priorities requested by Congress, but the document must still be vetted by senior Pentagon officials, who have underscored their commitment to Lockheed Martin Corp's…
ReutersU.S. job growth offers upbeat sign for weather-beaten economy
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job growth accelerated sharply in February despite the icy weather that gripped much of the nation, easing fears of an abrupt economic slowdown and keeping the Federal Reserve on track to continue reducing its monetary stimulus. Employers added…
ReutersOne person wounded in shooting at crowded Tennessee mall
One person was critically wounded in a shooting at a crowded Tennessee mall late on Thursday afternoon, and four people were arrested, the shopping center and local media said. WMC-TV reported that four men were arguing inside the mall and one of them shot a fifth man, who was in critical…
ReutersIdaho lawmakers pass bill allowing concealed guns on college campuses
By Laura Zuckerman SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Idaho lawmakers on Thursday approved a measure allowing concealed guns to be carried onto university and college campuses. The legislation, which cleared the state House of Representatives by a 50-19 vote and was overwhelmingly approved by the state…
ReutersAbu Ghaith urged Qaeda recruits to 'pledge' to bin Laden: witness
By Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's son-in-law, Suleiman Abu Ghaith, urged al Qaeda recruits en route to a training camp in Afghanistan to pledge their lives to bin Laden a few months before September 11, 2001, a government witness told jurors on Thursday. Sahim Alwan, 41,…
ReutersU.S. freedom of navigation operations in 2013 targeted China, Iran
By David Alexander WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military carried out freedom of navigation operations challenging the maritime claims of China, Iran and 10 other nations last year, asserting its right to use the seas in defiance of their restrictions, a Pentagon report said Thursday. The…
ReutersFlorida court bars immigrants in U.S. illegally from being lawyers
By Bill Cotterell TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - Immigrants in the U.S. illegally, including those who moved as children, cannot work as lawyers in Florida, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday even as its sole Hispanic member decried the decision as unjust. The unsigned ruling…
ReutersU.S. official in charge of Obamacare exchanges resigns
A top U.S. healthcare official, accused by Republicans of misleading Congress about the readiness of the Obamacare rollout, will resign from his post at the end of March, officials said on Thursday. The departure of Gary Cohen as director of the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance…
ReutersU.S. Senators seek recovery of 'unknown' Pearl Harbor victims
Fifteen U.S. Senators on Thursday called on the military to identify the bodies of 21 "unknown" sailors from the U.S.S. Oklahoma who were killed during the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and to return the remains to their families. In a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, the senators, led by…
ReutersTwo Marines relieved of command over California blast that killed four
By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Two U.S. Marines have been relieved of their commands over an explosion at the Camp Pendleton base that killed four bomb specialists in November, probably when a live grenade fell into a demolition pit, military officials said on Thursday. A Marine…
ReutersTrainer admits guilt in New Jersey violent Jewish divorce scheme
A New York personal trainer pleaded guilty on Thursday to being part of a New Jersey ring that used violence to coerce Jewish husbands to agree to grant their wives religious divorces, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. David Hellman, 31, was one of 10 men, including two Orthodox Jewish rabbis,…
ReutersTexas abortion provider closes two clinics, citing new law
By Lisa Maria Garza DALLAS (Reuters) - Two more Texas abortion providers said they will shut down this week, saying their doctors were unable to get admitting privileges to nearby hospitals as required under new restrictions enacted by the state last year. Proponents of new regulations say they…
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