Money for Illinois schools in limbo amid political bickering
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A special legislative session ordered by Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner devolved into political bickering on Wednesday, leaving the state no closer to having a new school funding formula in place to ensure its more than 850 district…
Meditation truck offers moment of zen in heart of New York City
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Certified meditation teacher Kristin Westbrook offered guided meditation sessions inside of her converted RV truck on Wednesday in midtown Manhattan and encouraged frazzled passersby to join her for a 10-minute mental break.
Massachusetts inmate gets three years in prison for plot to kill Obama
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man who prosecutors said developed a detailed plan while in state custody to kill former U.S. President Barack Obama in a sniper-like attack and then flee was sentenced on Wednesday to 37 months in prison.
Bundy follower gets 68 years for role in armed Nevada standoff
(Reuters) – One of two men convicted in the first of several trials stemming from a 2014 standoff led by renegade rancher Cliven Bundy against federal authorities in Nevada was sentenced on Wednesday to 68 years in prison for his role in the armed conf…
Prosecutors plan video depositions in Texas truck death case
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors are planning video depositions of witnesses ahead of the trial of a man charged with driving a truck packed with illegal immigrants in sweltering Texas heat, court documents showed on Wednesday. Ten people died….
Chicago to pay $39 million in traffic-light camera settlement
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago will pay almost $39 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that accused the city of ignoring its own rules in handling traffic tickets that stemmed from its red-light camera system, city officials said on Wednesday.
Four aboard small plane die in crash on Utah highway
(Reuters) – All four people aboard a single-engine aircraft died when the plane crash-landed on a highway in Utah on Wednesday and caught fire, police said.
As Washington refocuses on tax, anti-tax activist sees bill in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans are ramping up discussions on overhauling the U.S. tax code that a prominent Republican anti-tax advocate said on Wednesday will produce a bill by September that will include a hefty corporate tax cut.
Uber’s Kalanick hires former U.S. prosecutor ahead of Waymo deposition
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Uber’s former chief executive, Travis Kalanick, has hired the former top federal prosecutor in San Francisco to represent him ahead of a deposition in a high-profile trade secrets case against Alphabet’s Waymo self-driving car…
Honduran politician pleads guilty to U.S. money laundering charge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A member of a prominent Honduran family who once served in the nation’s cabinet on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a U.S. money laundering charge.
