New York Mayor de Blasio wins re-election in widely expected result
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democratic New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio scored a decisive victory on Tuesday in his bid to secure a second four-year term in charge of the United States’ biggest city.
Charges dropped against woman who laughed at Trump nominee Sessions
(Reuters) – A peace activist who laughed at then U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions during his confirmation hearing to become U.S. attorney general will no longer be prosecuted on charges of disrupting a session of Congress and demonstrating at the Capitol.
Democrats win bitter Virginia governor’s race in setback for Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Ralph Northam won a bitter race for Virginia governor on Tuesday, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump with a decisive victory over a Republican who had adopted some of the president’s combative tactics and issues…
Democrats win governor’s races in Virginia, New Jersey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Ralph Northam won a bitter race for Virginia governor on Tuesday, beating a Republican who embraced some of President Donald Trump’s combative tactics and issues in a potential preview of next year’s midterm election bat…
Democrat Ralph Northam wins Virginia governor’s race: media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Ralph Northam was elected on Tuesday as Virginia’s next governor, U.S. media projected, handing his party a sorely needed victory and beating back a challenge from a Republican opponent who embraced President Donald Trum…
Democrat Phil Murphy wins New Jersey governor’s election: media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrat Phil Murphy was elected governor of New Jersey on Tuesday, CNN and MSNBC projected, sweeping to victory in the race to succeed unpopular Republican Governor Chris Christie on a liberal agenda that included a $15 minimum …
Ex-agent in Silk Road probe gets more prison time for bitcoin theft
(Reuters) – A former U.S. Secret Service agent sentenced to nearly six years in prison for stealing bitcoins during a probe into the online drug marketplace Silk Road was sentenced on Tuesday to an additional two years for another digital currency thef…
Texas church gunman escaped mental facility in 2012 while facing court-martial
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) – The former U.S. serviceman who committed the deadliest mass shooting on record in Texas escaped from a mental hospital in 2012 as he faced court-martial on domestic violence charges for which he was later convicted…
Arkansas Supreme Court blocks ‘delusional’ killer’s execution
(Reuters) – The Arkansas Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked the planned execution this week of a convicted killer who his lawyers argued is severely mentally ill and should not be put to death.
U.S. Justice Department unseals charges in Rolls-Royce Holdings foreign bribery case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department unsealed charges on Tuesday against five individuals for their alleged role in a scheme to pay bribes to foreign government officials to benefit Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc and help secure a contract to p…
