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Friday, June 16, 2017

U.N. envoy urges North Korea to explain why freed U.S. man is in coma

GENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights investigator called on North Korea on Friday to explain why an American student was in a coma when he was returned home this week after more than a year in detention there.

Ohio police officer in murder trial to say he feared for his life

CINCINNATI (Reuters) - A former University of Cincinnati police officer on trial for the second time in the killing of an unarmed black motorist is expected to say on Friday that he feared for his life during the traffic stop.

U.S. rescinds Obama plan for some undocumented parents

(Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly signed a memorandum on Thursday rescinding an Obama-era plan to spare some illegal immigrant parents of children who are lawful permanent residents from being deported, the department said in a statement.

U.S. judge to rule whether teen's texts drove boyfriend's suicide

BOSTON (Reuters) - A Massachusetts judge on Friday is set to render a verdict on whether a teenager's text messages to her boyfriend urging his 2014 suicide amounted to manslaughter, a court official said.

Annual U.S. Congress baseball game brings unity after shooting

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Members of the U.S. Congress took the field for their traditional Republicans vs. Democrats baseball game on Thursday, with many wearing hats to honor Representative Steve Scalise, who was critically wounded by a gunman as his Republican team practiced a day before.

Before rampage, Hodgkinson drifted little-noticed in Virginia city

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) - James Hodgkinson ate at local restaurants and complained about the prices, shared donuts with strangers at the YMCA where he hung out, stared into his laptop for hours, and generally drew little attention to himself, said people who encountered him before he opened fire on a congressional baseball team.

Texas governor approves adoption bill that critics contend discriminates

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Texas governor signed a law on Thursday to protect the religious rights of faith-based groups in state child welfare programs, but critics said it could be used to discriminate against LGBT and non-Christian families in adoptions.

Male, female or X? Oregon adds third option to driver's licenses

(Reuters) - Oregon on Thursday became the first U.S. state to allow residents to identify as neither male nor female on state driver's licenses, a decision that transgender advocates called a victory for civil rights.

'Unremarkable' Virginia attacker shows difficulty of fighting political violence

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The most worrying thing about James Hodgkinson, experts on violent extremism say, is how unremarkable the 66-year-old home inspector from Illinois seemed until he opened fire on Republican lawmakers as they played baseball.

Two fugitives from U.S. state of Georgia captured -authorities

(Reuters) - Two inmates accused of shooting to death a pair of armed guards during an escape from a prison bus in Georgia were captured on Thursday night in Tennessee, authorities said.