ACLU sues over drone strike records
The American Civil Liberties Union asked a federal court Wednesday to force the Obama administration to release legal and intelligence records related to the killing of three U.S. citizens in drone attacks in Yemen last year.
The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York, charged the Justice and Defense departments and the CIA with illegally failing to respond to requests made under the Freedom of Information Act. It cited public comments made by President Barack Obama, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and other officials in arguing that the government cannot credibly claim a secrecy defense.
Pill may treat fibroids in uterus
New research offers hope for the first pill to treat fibroids in the uterus. The growths can cause pain, heavy bleeding and fertility problems, and they are the leading cause of hysterectomies.
In two studies, a lower dose of a "morning after" contraceptive pill, called Esmya, stopped the bleeding and shrank the fibroids. The pill must be tested in the U.S. and won't be available anytime soon.
Ind. governor signs right-to-work bill
Indiana is the first Rust Belt state to enact the contentious right-to-work labor law prohibiting labor contracts that require workers to pay union representation fees, after Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels signed the bill Wednesday afternoon.
The Senate approved the measure earlier Wednesday, following weeks of discord that saw House Democrats boycott the Legislature and thousands of protesters gather at the Statehouse.
Miss. high court to hear pardons case
The Mississippi Supreme Court said Wednesday it will take up the legal challenge to the pardons ex-Gov. Haley Barbour gave out in his last days in office. It set a hearing for Feb. 9 and said it would try to rule quickly.
State Attorney General Jim Hood, a Democrat, wants to invalidate dozens of the 198 pardons that Barbour, a Republican, handed out before his second four-year term ended Jan. 10. Ten of the people were still incarcerated when they received reprieves.
Calif. teacher's bail rises to $23 million
Bail for a former elementary school teacher accused of taking bizarre photos of children in his classroom was raised to $23 million on Wednesday. Mark Berndt, 61, appeared in court for the first time after being charged with committing lewd acts involving 23 boys and girls between 2008 and 2010.
Retired Philadelphia cardinal dies at 88
Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, the retired head of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and an uncharged figure in a child sex-abuse case that involves the alleged shuffling of predator priests, has died. He was 88.
Bevilacqua died in his sleep Tuesday night after battling dementia and an undisclosed cancer.
From wire reports
Email
Facebook
Google
Twitter
Favorites
More
Advertisement