U.S. Top News: Oakland police may face sanctions over handling of Occupy protests

Click to View in Browser 05/2/2012 Oakland police may face sanctions over handling of Occupy protests (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the city of Oakland and its police department to submit a plan within a week to address a backlog of complaints stemming from their handling of Occupy protests, threatening sanctions if they fail to do so. Women in Secret Service scandal not tied to cartels, terrorism: report WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secret Service personnel implicated in a prostitution scandal in Colombia paid 10 of the 12 women they were involved with and none of the women were found to be connected to terrorism or drug cartels, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday. New York man convicted in subway suicide bomb plot NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal jury found a Bosnian-born U.S. citizen guilty on Tuesday of planning a coordinated suicide bomb attack on New York City subways in 2009 at the behest of senior al Qaeda operatives. Justice Department probes handling of Montana rape reports MISSOULA, Montana (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department unveiled a broad probe on Tuesday into complaints that authorities were failing to aggressively investigate sexual assault reports in Missoula, Montana, citing more than 80 reported rapes there during the past three years. Numbers of Muslims, Mormons rising sharply: report CHICAGO (Reuters) - American Muslims grew in number over the past decade, outnumbering Jews for the first time in most of the Midwest and part of the South, while most mainline churches lost adherents, according to a census of American religions released on Tuesday. Woman accused of bilking $53 million from Reagan's boyhood hometown CHICAGO (Reuters) - A former finance official stole more than $53 million in city funds from former President Ronald Reagan's boyhood hometown in Illinois in a fraud that spanned more than two decades, U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday. Georgia bans most late-terms abortions, assisted suicide ATLANTA (Reuters) - Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed into law two pieces of legislation on Tuesday to restrict late-term abortions and outlaw assisted suicide in the state. Stricken Texas "bucket list" baby dies, father says (Reuters) - A Texas baby born with an incurable disease whose parents created an online "bucket list" for their daughter that became an Internet sensation has died, her father said on Tuesday. Oklahoma executes man sentenced to death twice OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A convicted Oklahoma killer who was spared execution once but asked for a new trial and was sentenced to death a second time was executed by lethal injection on Tuesday. Dozens arrested during May Day protests across U.S. NEW YORK/OAKLAND, California (Reuters) - Occupy Wall Street protesters smashed windows in Seattle, were chased through New York streets by police on scooters, and clashed repeatedly with officers in Oakland on Tuesday in May Day demonstrations intended to revive their movement against economic injustice. Related Video Reuters Today: Dow rally eclipses Europe gloom Dissident leaves U.S. embassy Great Debate Reprimand won't stop Murdoch's contempt Since when has G-anything run the world? A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend