Massachusetts judge under fire for sentence in sex assault case
(Reuters) - Women's groups and social media users on Tuesday criticized as too lenient the two years' probation given to a Massachusetts student athlete who sexually assaulted two women as they slept,...
View ArticleN.Y. police regularly violated rules on probing Muslim groups: watchdog
By Gina CherelusNEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York City Police Department routinely violated court-mandated rules on handling investigations of political activity, particularly Muslim groups or...
View ArticleStanford University tightens campus alcohol restrictions
By Steve GormanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Stanford University has tightened campus drinking restrictions, banning large liquor bottles from undergraduate student housing and barring hard alcohol from...
View ArticleCalifornia bill to repeal 'tampon tax' heads to governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) - California lawmakers on Tuesday sent a bill to end state sales taxes on feminine hygiene products to Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, the latest success for a nationwide...
View Article'Voices under the rubble' after quake hits Italy; at least 73 dead
By Steve SchererACCUMOLI, Italy (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake flattened mountain towns in central Italy on Wednesday, killing at least 73 people, burying some alive in their sleep under mounds of...
View ArticleChicago's detective force dwindles as murder rate soars
By Fiona Ortiz and Justin MaddenCHICAGO (Reuters) - Every two weeks, Cynthia Lewis contacts the detectives investigating the homicide of her brother on Chicago's south side almost a year ago.They have...
View ArticleSpecial Report: How Delaware kept America safe for corporate secrecy
By Suzanne BarlynDOVER, Delaware, (Reuters) - In 2009, a global coalition was pressing governments to lift the veil on corporate secrecy. Its members – U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration,...
View ArticleNorth Carolina investigates police shooting of deaf driver
(Reuters) - North Carolina's top safety official has appealed to the public and the media not to rush to judgment over the fatal shooting of a deaf driver by a Highway Patrol trooper until an...
View ArticleClinton calls for reduction in cost of allergy drug EpiPen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton called on pharmaceutical company Mylan NV to voluntarily drop the price of their severe allergy treatment drug EpiPen, which has increased in price by 400 percent...
View ArticleEleventh Minneapolis resident charged with conspiracy to aid Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man formerly from Minneapolis was charged on Wednesday with providing and conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State, the U.S. Justice Department said.Mohamed...
View ArticleObama creates new national monument in Maine forest
By Ayesha RascoeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Wednesday designated 87,500 acres in Maine's North Woods as a national monument, as the administration prepares to celebrate the 100th...
View ArticleCalifornia legislature passes climate change bills
By Rory CarrollSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California lawmakers voted to extend the state's climate change fighting efforts out to 2030 on Wednesday, giving a new lease on life to the most ambitious...
View ArticleWildfire forces closure of south entrance to Yellowstone National Park
By Ruffin PrevostCODY, Wyo. (Reuters) - Burning trees and thick smoke from a large Wyoming wildfire have prompted authorities to close the main connecting road between the south end of Yellowstone...
View ArticleCelebrities join Native American pipeline protest in Washington, DC
By Ruthy MunozWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Actors Susan Sarandon, Riley Keough and Shailene Woodley joined members of North Dakota's Standing Rock Sioux Tribe outside a courthouse in Washington, D.C., on...
View ArticleColorado sheriff accused of sexually assaulting female prisoner
By Keith CoffmanDENVER (Reuters) - An elected sheriff from a rural county in Colorado has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a developmentally disabled woman at his home before...
View ArticleNine prison staffers in Nebraska injured in altercation with inmates
(Reuters) - Nine staff members at a state prison in Nebraska were injured during an altercation with inmates on Wednesday, a state correctional services spokeswoman said. The staff members were taken...
View ArticleMylan offers discounts on EpiPen amid wave of criticism
By Toni Clarke and Ransdell Pierson(Reuters) - Mylan NV said on Thursday it would reduce the out-of-pocket costs of its emergency EpiPen allergy injection for some patients amid a wave of criticism...
View ArticleObama administration expects to close Guantanamo prison: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is still committed to closing the U.S. prison for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and his administration expects to complete the task,...
View ArticleAmazon launches Amazon Vehicles to help car buyers
(Reuters) - Amazon.com on Thursday launched Amazon Vehicles, an online platform for users to research on cars, auto parts and accessories.The platform will include specifications, images and reviews on...
View ArticleGeorgia man gets 40-year sentence for boiling water attack on gays
(Reuters) - A Georgia truck driver was sentenced to 40 years in prison for pouring boiling water over a gay couple, a district attorney's spokesman said on Thursday.Martin Blackwell, 48, was convicted...
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