Oklahoma revenues battered by low energy prices in 2016
(Reuters) – Gross receipts collected during 2016 by Oklahoma’s Treasury shrank 7.4 percent from the prior year as weak oil and natural gas prices weighed on the state’s finances, officials said on Friday.
Pennsylvania to close two prisons as budget shortfall looms
HARRISBURG (Reuters) – Pennsylvania will close two state prisons by June 30 to help offset a projected $600 million revenue shortfall in this year’s budget, state officials said on Friday.
Trump blasts ‘Apprentice’ ratings; Schwarzenegger cites Lincoln
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday mocked his “Apprentice” successor Arnold Schwarzenegger over ratings for the TV show, sparking a Twitter fight between America’s two biggest celebrities-turned-politicians.
Anarchists threaten to disrupt Trump inauguration, police say ready
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Anarchist groups have threatened to shut down Republican Donald Trump’s swearing-in as U.S. president, but police in Washington said on Friday they believe the thousands of security officers assigned to the event will be able to …
Winter storm hits U.S. South with rare snowfall
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A storm packing heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain hit the U.S. South on Friday, bringing winter weather to a region unaccustomed to it and leading to traffic snarls and widespread school closures.
U.S. approves first fix for 70,000 polluting VW diesel vehicles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a fix for about 70,000 polluting Volkswagen diesel vehicles, involving an initial software change available now, it said on Friday.
Four charged with hate crimes over Chicago beating shown on Facebook
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Four African-Americans accused of attacking an 18-year-old man with special needs while making anti-white racial taunts and broadcasting the assault on Facebook were charged with hate crimes in Illinois on Thursday.
U.S. arrests Brazilian in fraud probe, seizes $20 million under mattress
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Thursday announced that about $20 million found under a mattress in a Massachusetts apartment had been seized after a Brazilian man was arrested for laundering money linked to a multi-billion-dollar global fraud.
Kentucky moves toward requiring ultrasound before abortion
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Kentucky’s new Republican House majority took the first step on Thursday toward requiring women seeking an abortion to undergo an ultrasound, acting swiftly to capitalize on winning control of the chamber for the first time …
Colorado skier dangling by neck rescued by high-wire artist
DENVER (Reuters) – An unconscious man dangling by his neck from a chair lift at a Colorado ski area was rescued by a high-wire artist who shimmied across a cable to cut him loose, the resort said on Thursday.
