Florida airport shooting suspect appears in federal court
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – The 26-year-old Iraq war veteran accused of killing five people at a busy Florida airport in the latest U.S. gun rampage appeared in a federal court on Monday on charges that could bring him the death penalty.
Kerry apologizes for past firings of gay U.S. State Department staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday apologized to hundreds of State Department employees who were fired after the start of the Cold War for being gay in what is known as the “lavender scare.”
Jewish centers report bomb threats in several U.S. states
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jewish community centers in several U.S. states were evacuated on Monday after they reported receiving bomb threats, according to the organizations and national umbrella organization, though no explosives were found and no injuries…
Illinois governor pans state legislature’s Chicago pension fix
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signaled a likely veto on Monday of newly passed legislation to stave off possible insolvency for two of Chicago’s pension funds.
Florida police officer fatally shot, deputy dies in manhunt
(Reuters) – A man wanted for killing his former girlfriend fatally shot an Orlando, Florida, police officer on Monday, authorities said, prompting a manhunt and a reward of up to $60,000.
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…
