Deep spring snow means California could ease water conservation rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains are buried in snow despite warm spring weather, scientists said on Thursday, a further sign that the state is emerging from years of drought and an indication that mandatory conservati…
Mother says slain American U.N. investigator was ‘not afraid to die’
(Reuters) – American Michael Sharp told his mother two years ago he was committed to helping the Congolese people in his role as a U.N. investigator and was “not afraid to die,” she recalled Thursday after he was murdered this week along with a colleag…
U.S. judge views $25 million Trump University settlement favorably
SAN DIEGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday said he was leaning toward approving a $25 million settlement of fraud claims against President Donald Trump and his Trump University real estate seminars but deferred a final decision to a lat…
Starbucks to test mobile order and pay-only store at headquarters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp will open a dedicated mobile order and pay store next week in its Seattle headquarters building as it tests how to best serve convenience-oriented customers, the company said in a letter to employees on Thursday.
New York defeats taxi owners, lenders in lawsuit over rules, Uber
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by taxi owners and lenders accusing New York City and its Taxi and Limousine Commission of jeopardizing their survival by imposing burdensome regulations and letting the Uber ride-sha…
N.J. Democrats divided on renewing ‘Bridgegate’ probe into Christie
(This March 30 story was corrected to note Prieto says Wisniewski, not Prieto, was acting for political reasons in paragraph 13)
Georgia Senate passes expansion of limited medical marijuana law
(Reuters) – The Georgia state Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would expand the state’s limited medical marijuana law to include people with 15 medical conditions, up from nine currently.
Kentucky abortion clinic sues state to prevent closure
(Reuters) – The last abortion clinic operating in Kentucky has sued a state health and family services agency, accusing it of retaliating against the clinic for another lawsuit and trying to use a technicality to shut the facility.
Uber settles with Pennsylvania regulator following record fine
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc has reached a settlement with Pennsylvania’s taxi regulator to end the ride-sharing company’s appeal of a record $11.4 million fine for operating illegally.
Ohio ‘Angel of Death’ serial killer dies after prison beating
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A serial killer dubbed the “Angel of Death” and convicted of killing 37 men and women in the 1970s and 1980s died on Thursday after he was beaten by another prison inmate, authorities said.
