- Virginia lawmakers pass revised ultrasound requirement February 22, 2012PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday passed a revised ultrasound requirement for women seeking abortions that dropped a mandatory internal scan, after Republican Governor Bob McDonnell shifted his stance on the hotly contested measure.
- U.S. judge orders Moroccan held for Capitol plot February 22, 2012ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered a Moroccan man to be held on charges that he planned a suicide bombing attack against Congress, believing he was working with al Qaeda militants when in fact his contacts were undercover agents.
- Struggling Floridians line up for a chance to keep homes February 22, 2012MIAMI (Reuters) - Nearly 1,200 people lined up at a downtown Miami conference center on Wednesday, holding onto mortgage documents and income statements in the hope of saving the homes they are struggling to pay for.
- Ex-lacrosse player convicted of second-degree murder February 22, 2012CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia (Reuters) - A jury on Wednesday found former University of Virginia lacrosse player George Huguely V guilty of second-degree murder in the 2010 death of his ex-girlfriend.
- Judge strikes down law mandating sale of February 22, 2012TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge declared on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is unconstitutional.
- California Republicans back Democrat governor on pensions February 22, 2012SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers in California on Wednesday fully embraced Governor Jerry Brown's plan for overhauling public pensions and pressed his fellow Democrats, who control the state legislature, to back it as well.
- Grandmother, stepmother charged with running girl to death February 22, 2012BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Two Alabama women were accused of murder on Wednesday for allegedly killing a young girl by forcing her to run for three hours without stopping, authorities said.
- Washington state third grader shoots classmate February 22, 2012(Reuters) - A boy in the third grade at a Washington state elementary school shot a female classmate on Wednesday, critically wounding the girl, authorities said.
- Kansas City priest accused of molesting 4 brothers February 22, 2012KANSAS CITY (Reuters) - Catholic leaders in Kansas City covered up years of sexual abuse of several young children by a priest who led a Christian organization for youth, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by four brothers who say they were victimized as children.
- Man shoots manager, kills self at Virginia Walmart February 22, 2012(Reuters) - A man shot his manager in the leg, fired at sheriff's deputies and then killed himself with a shot to the chest at a Walmart distribution center in central Virginia on Wednesday, officials said.
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