Condom Mandate For Porn Industry Falls Short In California
The measure has been a topic of heated debate, pitting the adult entertainment industry's trade association against the AIDS Healthcare Foundation.
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Competency Evaluation Ordered For Accused Mass Killer Dylann Roof
A judge has delayed jury selection in Roof's trial, which was due to start this week. The white defendant is accused of killing nine black parishioners at a Bible study meeting last year.
Supreme Court Revisits 2008's Housing Collapse With Banking Test Cases
Miami claims bank foreclosures in 2008 targeted black and Latino homeowners. When they defaulted, property values fell, which meant a drop in taxes. The city wants the right to sue the banks.
Jurors Award $3 Million In Damages In Defamation Suit Against Rolling Stone
Last week, the jury found that a story about an alleged gang rape on campus defamed an administrator of the University of Virginia. When claims in the piece were challenged, the magazine retracted it.
Los Angeles Airport Shooter Sentenced To Life in Prison
An unemployed motorcycle mechanic admitted that he went to the LA airport in November 2013 with the intent to kill TSA agents. He killed one security screener and seriously wounded three other people.
Justice Department Sending Fewer People To Monitor Polling Places
The Justice Department will deploy more than 500 people to help watch polling places on Election Day. That's a significant decrease since the last presidential contest.
Jury Selection Postponed In Trial For Charleston Shooter Dylann Roof
Jury selection was postponed Monday in the federal death penalty trial for Dylann Roof, the white man accused of killing nine worshippers at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C. Prosecutors say it was a racially-motivated attack.
Sweden Says Julian Assange To Face Questioning Next Week
More than four years after he took refuge in Ecuador's embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will face questioning there on Nov. 14 over allegations of sex crimes, including rape.
Jury Selection Postponed In Trial Of Church Shooting Suspect Dylann Roof
The federal death penalty trial of Roof, who is accused of murdering nine people at Charleston, S.C.'s oldest black church, was postponed for a closed hearing between Roof, his attorney and the judge.
Janet Reno, First Female U.S. Attorney General, Dies At 78
Reno's tenure was marked by tragedy and controversy. But she left office widely respected for her independence and accomplishments.