New York Governor Cuomo’s helicopter makes emergency landing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing on Wednesday afternoon after Cuomo made a “State of the State” speech in Albany, the state capital.
Baltimore, U.S. Justice Department reach accord on police reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department and Baltimore officials have reached a deal for sweeping reforms to the majority-black city’s police department after a federal review found officers routinely violated residents’ civil rights, officia…
New York Mets forgery defendant gets four years prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey man who pleaded guilty to forging signatures of New York Mets baseball officials, including Chief Operating Officer Jeffrey Wilpon, in an office leasing equipment scam was sentenced on Wednesday to four years in prison…
Rhode Island lawmakers push to legalize marijuana, following Massachusetts
(Reuters) – A pair of lawmakers want to make Rhode Island the ninth U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana and the first to do so through the legislature rather than with a ballot initiative, they said on Tuesday.
Judge to weigh citizen’s ‘Bridgegate’ complaint against New Jersey’s Christie
(Reuters) – A New Jersey judge plans to decide by Friday whether to dismiss a citizen’s criminal complaint accusing Governor Chris Christie of a role in the “Bridgegate” lane-closure scandal.
Trump taps well of protest with calls for more drilling in national parks
(Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump aims to open up federal lands to more energy development, tapping into a long-running and contentious debate over how best to manage America’s remaining wilderness.
Jury condemns Dylann Roof to death for South Carolina church massacre
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – White supremacist Dylann Roof deserves to die for the hate-fueled killings of nine black churchgoers at a Bible study meeting in a Charleston, South Carolina, a U.S. jury said on Tuesday after deliberating for less than thr…
Enbridge may face tough legal battle to keep 60-year-old pipeline running
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Enbridge Inc may be set for a bruising legal battle in Wisconsin after a Native American tribe voted against renewing land use agreements on a major crude oil pipeline, potentially shutting down a conduit that has been in o…
In fight between casino moguls, a spotlight on the FBI
(Reuters) – In April 2015, a sworn statement submitted in a Nevada lawsuit between rival casino moguls Steve Wynn and Japan’s Kazuo Okada contained an unusual assertion. Its author said Wynn’s head of security had asked to meet him in Japan and then pe…
Textron recalls 1,100 off-road utility vehicles to fix seat belts
(Reuters) – Textron Inc is voluntarily recalling about 1,100 Bad Boy off-road utility vehicles to install seat belts to prevent occupants being injured or killed in an accident, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday.
