By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out the conviction of a Pennsylvania man found guilty of making threatening statements on Facebook to his estranged wife, law enforcement officers and others. The court ruled on an 8-1 vote in favor of Anthony Elonis, who served prison time for posting a series of statements on the social media site in 2010 after his wife left him.
In a remarkable turnaround, Senate Republicans have agreed to debate a House bill that would overhaul the NSA’s handling of Americans’ calling records while preserving other domestic surveillance provisions.
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh filed murder charges Monday against dozens of people for their roles in the 2013 collapse of a garment factory building that killed more than 1,100 people.
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who sued after being denied a job at an Abercrombie & Fitch Co clothing store in Oklahoma because she wore a head scarf for religious reasons. On an 8-1 vote in an important religious rights case, the court handed a victory to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a federal
CHICAGO (AP) — The federal government is launching a very different kind of cancer study that will assign patients drugs based on what genes drive their tumors rather than the type.
(Reuters) – Foster Farms, one of the top U.S. chicken producers, plans to largely eliminate antibiotics used to treat humans from its poultry production, it said on Monday. The move brings California-based Foster Farms in line with other top chicken producers, including market leader Tyson Foods Inc, that are backing away from using the drugs over concerns about antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Privately held Foster Farms is working to end the use
An emotional Tracy Morgan, fighting back tears in his first interview since he was injured in a crash with a Wal-Mart truck that killed his friend a year ago, vowed to return to comedy on Monday but said he still needed time to heal. The comedian, who starred in the television show “30 Rock” and the late night comedy sketch “Saturday Night Live,” held a cane and was accompanied by
By Joseph D’Urso LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Men who use prostitutes in Northern Ireland face up to a year in jail or a fine under a new law criminalising the purchase of sex, which came into force on Monday, and which advocacy groups say will help stamp out sex trafficking. Northern Ireland follows Canada, Sweden, Norway and Iceland in introducing laws designed to punish the client without criminalising those
By Joseph D’Urso LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Men who use prostitutes in Northern Ireland face up to a year in jail or a fine under a new law criminalizing the purchase of sex, which came into force on Monday, and which advocacy groups say will help stamp out sex trafficking. Northern Ireland follows Canada, Sweden, Norway and Iceland in introducing laws designed to punish the client without criminalizing those