| Trayvon Martin's mother urges Florida to repeal self-defense law Jan 16th 2013, 22:16  TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) - The mother of Trayvon Martin urged lawmakers on Wednesday to throw their support behind a bill that would repeal Florida's controversial Stand Your Ground law, which she blamed for the death of her son who would have turned 18 on February 5. Speaking to reporters outside the state Senate chambers, Sybrina Fulton said the 2005 Florida self-defense law that allows people who fear for their lives to use deadly force resulted in the February 26, 2011, shooting of her unarmed son by neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. ...
|  | Lawyer for accused Ohio rapist blames online group for notoriety Jan 16th 2013, 22:15 PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - An Ohio football player seeking to have his rape trial moved and closed to the public is blaming notoriety fueled by an online activist group, according to documents obtained on Wednesday by Reuters. Ma'Lik Richmond, 16, is one of two members of a Steubenville, Ohio, high school football team charged with raping a classmate at a party attended by many teammates last August. ... | | New York City school bus drivers go on strike Jan 16th 2013, 21:54 NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City school bus drivers went on strike for the first time in 34 years, creating headaches for up to 152,000 students in the nation's largest public school system on a sleet-soaked Wednesday. The strike was triggered by the city's decision to seek new, less expensive contracts for routes that serve children with special needs. The union representing bus drivers - who are employed by private contractors, not the city - says this will end job security for its drivers. ... | | Malicious virus shuttered power plant: DHS Jan 16th 2013, 20:28 BOSTON (Reuters) - A computer virus attacked a turbine control system at a power company when a technician unknowingly inserted an infected USB computer drive into the network, keeping a plant off line for three weeks, according to a recent U.S. government report. The Department of Homeland Security said criminal software, which is used to conduct financial crimes such as identity theft, was behind the incident. It was introduced by an employee of a third-party contractor that does business with the utility, according to the agency. ... | | District of Columbia uses Obama's limo, parade to press for statehood Jan 16th 2013, 20:00 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Local politicians stepped up their campaign for the District of Columbia to become the 51st state this week, introducing a bill in the House of Representatives and mounting a PR campaign tied to President Barack Obama's inauguration next Monday. From presidential license plates to a parade reviewing stand, Washington is using the pomp of the inauguration to put its case for more self-government before crowds of onlookers and millions of television viewers. ... | | NRA dismisses Obama gun proposals as "attacking firearms" Jan 16th 2013, 19:47 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The National Rifle Association, a powerful gun lobby group, largely dismissed President Barack Obama's proposals to reduce gun violence on Wednesday, saying they amounted to an attack on firearms and would affect only law-abiding gun owners. "We look forward to working with Congress on a bi-partisan basis to find real solutions to protecting America's most valuable asset - our children," the NRA said in a statement after Obama presented his plan to tighten background checks for all gun purchases and reinstate an assault weapons ban. ... | |
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