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Witnesses describe sex acts in Ohio football rape trial

Witnesses describe sex acts in Ohio football rape trial

By way of Drew Singer STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) – Two teammates of two high school football avid gamers from Ohio accused of raping a girl at a birthday celebration ultimate summer season testified on Friday they saw their classmates commit intercourse acts on the girl right through the alcohol-fueled situations […]

 
 

U.S. soldier accused of Iraq murder contests sanity ruling

By way of Laura L. Myers TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) – Lawyers for a U.S. soldier charged with killing five fellow servicemen in 2009 at a armed forces counseling center in Iraq asked an Army judge on Tuesday to reject a discovering that the defendant is mentally fit to face trial […]

 
 

Police raid Oregon motel to arrest man accused of slaying grandparents

Police raid Oregon motel to arrest man accused of slaying grandparents

By Teresa Carson PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – Police stormed a inn room in Oregon on Tuesday to end an eight-hour standoff and arrest an ex-convict accused of killing his grandparents after that they had thrown him a birthday party to have fun his release from prison, authorities mentioned. The suspect, […]

 
 

L.A. Archdiocese, Cardinal Mahony settle sex abuse cases

L.A. Archdiocese, Cardinal Mahony settle sex abuse cases

By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, its former leader Cardinal Roger Mahony and an ex-priest have agreed to pay a total of virtually $10 million to settle 4 youngster sex abuse instances introduced against them, attorneys for the victims said on Tuesday. […]

 
 

Rape trial of high school football players begins in Ohio

Rape trial of high school football players begins in Ohio

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) – Two high school football avid gamers accused of raping a woman will face trial in Steubenville, Ohio, on Wednesday in a case that has change into a national example of social media's highly effective affect in modern society. Quarterback Trent Mays and wide receiver Ma'lik Richmond, […]

 
 

In Bible Belt, rift emerges in pro-gay marriage movement

In Bible Belt, rift emerges in pro-gay marriage movement

By means of Edith Honan LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) – In Kentucky, a Bible Belt state where voters have handed a constitutional modification banning similar-sex marriage, the motion to promote gay rights has two factions. One seeks to overturn discrimination via a legislative route, admitting it faces long odds. The other […]

 
 

Jeb Bush says he is not thinking about presidential bid – yet

Jeb Bush says he is not thinking about presidential bid – yet

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush regarded on five morning talk presentations on Sunday to plug his new ebook on immigration, however stated his heightened visibility does no longer imply he is re-getting into politics or planning a White House run – now not but, anyway. The talk-convey […]

 
 

Miami real estate revival a boon for Latin American developers

Miami real estate revival a boon for Latin American developers

MIAMI (Reuters) – Argentine developer Jose Luis Melo watched as Miami's real property market reeled from the U.S. housing crash and lots of the city's condominiums sat unsold — and decided it was once time to build. It was late 2010 and Melo, who runs the Melo Crew actual estate […]

 
 

New York City Council speaker joins race to succeed Mayor Bloomberg

New York City Council speaker joins race to succeed Mayor Bloomberg

NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Metropolis Council Speaker Christine Quinn, regarded as a front-runner to be New York's subsequent mayor, officially launched her candidacy on Sunday for the job that would make her the city's first feminine and first openly homosexual mayor. The Democratic Quinn, forty six, made her […]

 
 

House fire kills five children and two adults in rural Kentucky

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (Reuters) – 5 children and two adults died in a house hearth in rural Knox County, Kentucky, on Saturday, in a blaze that was once stated by a neighbor who noticed smoke however was once unable to succeed in the home’s occupants, police stated. The 2 adults who […]

 
 

Harriet Tubman park to be on Maryland land she worked as a slave

Harriet Tubman park to be on Maryland land she worked as a slave

CAMBRIDGE, Maryland (Reuters) – Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves break out to freedom the usage of the Underground Railroad used to be remembered on Saturday on the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor. An escaped slave herself, Tubman toiled in bondage on the […]

 
 

Hawaii’s Senate passes Steven Tyler Act celebrity privacy bill

Hawaii’s Senate passes Steven Tyler Act celebrity privacy bill

HONOLULU (Reuters) – The Hawaii state Senate has approved regulation named for Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler that would make it more straightforward for celebrities to sue paparazzi and others they see as invading their privacy. Tyler, sixty four, who lives part-time on the Hawaiian island of Maui, testified on behalf […]

 
 

Senators seek tougher gun background checks for mentally ill

Senators seek tougher gun background checks for mentally ill

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – A Republican senator introduced bipartisan gun heritage check rules on Wednesday that might make it tougher for mentally ill people who find themselves regarded as to be bad to purchase a firearm. The regulation proposed with the aid of Lindsey Graham would require reporting of […]

 
 

Gabby Giffords takes gun control message to scene of Tucson shooting

Gabby Giffords takes gun control message to scene of Tucson shooting

TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, returning to the web page of the shooting rampage the place she was once gravely wounded, on Wednesday entreated senators to "be brave" and give a boost to background tests for all gun consumers. Standing just a few […]

 
 

Georgia town to consider requiring residents to own guns

ATLANTA (Reuters) – Residents of a small Georgia city may just quickly be asked to maintain guns in their properties, a suggestion that comes as federal lawmakers argue for brand spanking new limits on firearm possession. A city chief in Nelson, 50 miles north of Atlanta, mentioned on Wednesday he […]