Seattle mayor’s former press secretary files discrimination suit
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle Mayor Ed Murray’s former press secretary, let go from her brief tenure after several public snafus, has filed a $1 million discrimination lawsuit against the city, the mayor’s office said on Tuesday.
Former Charlotte, N.C., mayor gets 44 months in prison for corruption
CHARLOTTE N.C. (Reuters) – A former mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, was sentenced on Tuesday to nearly four years in U.S. prison after admitting to using public positions in the state’s largest city for personal financial gain, including taking at …
Navajo board lets presidential hopeful stay on ballot for now
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A finalist to head the largest U.S. Native American tribe will remain on the ballot despite a ruling last week that he should be disqualified for refusing to prove his fluency in the Navajo language, an election official said on Tue…
Iowa U.S. Senate Libertarian candidate dies in plane crash
(Reuters) – A Libertarian Party candidate for Iowa’s U.S. Senate seat has died in the crash of a small airplane near Dubuque Regional Airport in Iowa, authorities said on Tuesday.
Prominent challenger turns Colorado Senate race into a nail-biter
DENVER (Reuters) – What was once a “fly-over” Senate race in Colorado has become one of the nation’s most closely watched contests, with a young Republican congressman who is leaving a safe seat in the U.S. House fiercely attacking Democratic incumbent…
Supreme Court leaves California foie gras ban intact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a victory for animal rights activists, the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed California to continue to ban foie gras, a delicacy produced from the enlarged livers of ducks and geese that have been force-fed corn.
Obama to nominate new attorney general after November 4 elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will wait until after Nov. 4 congressional elections to nominate a new U.S. attorney general, a White House official said on Tuesday.
Mitt in 2016 highly unlikely, Ann Romney says: report
(Reuters) – The wife of 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney said he is strongly disinclined to mount a bid for the White House in 2016 but stopped short of ruling it out, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Supreme Court justices chew on teeth-whitening dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court may have bitten off more than it can chew in a North Carolina case about whether the state dental board has the authority to regulate teeth-whitening services, with the justices appearing unsure how to rule…
New Jersey’s Christie sees voter support slip to new low: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a possible Republican presidential contender for 2016, has seen his favorability drop to its lowest level recorded as voters worry about taxes, the economy, jobs and corruption, according to a po…
