New York Governor Andrew Cuomo stakes out progressive turf
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo positioned his state on Monday as the “progressive capital of the nation” and proposed policies to drive a middle-class economic recovery.
South Carolina church shooter refuses to defend himself
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – White supremacist Dylann Roof on Monday stood by his pledge not to testify or call any witnesses who might persuade jurors not to sentence him to death for killing nine black parishioners at a church in Charleston, South Ca…
ACLU and Kentucky’s only abortion clinic sue over ultrasound law
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union sued Kentucky state officials on Monday to block a new law that requires women seeking an abortion to first undergo an ultrasound and hear a description of the embryo or fetus.
Tribune Co shareholders’ legal woes over 2007 buyout near end
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A New York federal judge has shot down an effort by creditors of the former Tribune Co to claw back $8 billion from shareholders who sold stock in the publisher’s 2007 buyout, bringing a long-running legal battle sparked by its bank…
Washington pot protesters have wary eye on Trump’s attorney general pick
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pro-marijuana activists planning to light thousands of joints at Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration in a call for national legalization of the drug fear a reversal of recent gains if his attorney general pick is confirmed i…
Top U.S. Senate Democrat says Trump’s nominees need ‘thorough’ vetting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate, Chuck Schumer, decried what he called undue haste to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s nominations for various top posts, saying on Monday they needed more thorough vetting.
FTC charges racecar driver Tucker’s brother with selling fake debt
(Reuters) – A federal judge has blocked a brother of professional racecar driver and payday loan businessman Scott Tucker from selling bogus debt portfolios to collection agencies, which have used them to get consumers to pay debts they did not owe, th…
Fort Worth officer in viral arrest video suspended for 10 days
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The white Fort Worth police officer seen in a viral video wrestling to the ground and arresting a black woman who called police to report a neighbor choking her son has been suspended for 10 days for neglect of duty, police sa…
Massachusetts triple murderer sentenced to death for 2001 rampage
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man who admitted to killing three people in a multiday 2001 rampage in two states was sentenced to death by a federal jury on Monday after a two-month trial.
Heavy rains trigger evacuations in California and Nevada
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Heavy rains in parts of California forced officials on Monday to consider opening a floodgate for the first time in a decade to protect the state capital Sacramento, after the downpour triggered evacuations in the state and neig…
