Peter Luger sues rival steakhouse over its name
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Peter Luger, the famed Brooklyn steakhouse, has sued a rival restaurateur for running a similarly named restaurant in Pennsylvania, with plans to expand into Florida.
Ex-U.S. Congressman Weiner pleads guilty in teen ‘sexting’ case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner wept on Friday as he pleaded guilty to sending sexually explicit messages to a teenage girl, capping a “sexting” scandal that played a role in last year’s U.S. presidential election during its…
Trump budget to give first look at infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will propose $200 billion in infrastructure spending over 10 years in his first budget on Tuesday – funding the administration believes will boost private, state and local spending on projects, a White Hous…
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for four whose plane was lost near Bahamas
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard late on Thursday suspended its search for four Americans who were aboard a small airplane that is believed to have gone down in the Bermuda Triangle near the Bahamas.
New Orleans removes last of four statues linked to pro-slavery era
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Crews in New Orleans on Friday used a crane to lift a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee off its pedestal as the city removed the last of four monuments its leaders see as racially offensive.
Ex-Tennessee teacher indicted on two charges in suspected abduction
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A former Tennessee school teacher accused of abducting a 15-year-old student in a cross-country journey that ended with his arrest in California was indicted on Thursday by a federal grand jury on two felony counts.
Oregon enacts law to ease transgender changes in birth records
(Reuters) – Oregon on Thursday became the second U.S. state, after California, to enact legislation easing the process for transgender individuals to amend their birth records, allowing name and gender-identification changes without going to court.
U.S. judge allows first transgender person to sue under disability law
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled on Thursday that a transgender woman could move forward with a sex discrimination lawsuit against her employer under the Americans with Disabilities Act, even though it explicitly excludes transgender people from protecti…
Nevada likely to become second state to require police body cameras
(Reuters) – Police officers in the state of Nevada may soon be required to wear body cameras under a measure that was sent on Thursday to Governor Brian Sandoval for his signature.
Puerto Rican activist receives hero’s welcome in Chicago return
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Hundreds of supporters gathered in Chicago on Thursday to celebrate a Puerto Rican activist who was freed from prison after serving over three decades behind bars for his involvement with a nationalist group that carried out more than 100 bombings in the 1970s and 1980s.
