Fate of Obama legacy initiatives in hands of courts, successor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When President Barack Obama leaves office on Jan. 20 after eight years, several of his major initiatives will still hang in the legal balance, meaning the U.S. courts and his successor will play a major role in shaping his legacy…
Ex-Christie associates guilty in New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ scandal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former associates of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie were convicted on Friday for their roles in the “Bridgegate” lane closure scandal, following a six-week trial that served to further tarnish the Republican’s damaged reput…
Freedom or ‘fool’s errand’? D.C. to vote on statehood referendum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Long-frustrated backers of statehood for the District of Columbia are pinning their hopes on a first-ever referendum on Tuesday in a long-shot bid to become the 51st U.S. state.
California cities see chance to cash in on marijuana
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Californians are expected to pass a ballot measure on Election Day legalizing recreational marijuana, and the prospect has cities and counties seeing dollar signs.
U.S. authorities warn of al Qaeda threat to election
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal officials have warned authorities in New York City, Texas and Virginia about an unspecific threat of attacks by al Qaeda militants around Election Day, putting local law enforcement on alert days before the vote, officials …
U.S. judge bars Colorado from enforcing law banning voter ‘selfies’
DENVER (Reuters) – A federal judge in Colorado blocked enforcement of a 19th-century state law that bans voters from showing a completed ballot to others, the latest in a flurry of mixed legal rulings on whether to restrict election “selfies” on social…
Body found on South Carolina property after kidnap victim rescued
(Reuters) – Authorities on Friday discovered a body on a South Carolina property where they were investigating claims by a woman who was found chained in a storage container there that there were four bodies buried on the site, authorities said on Frid…
Chelsea Manning attempted suicide second time in prison, attorney says
(Reuters) – U.S. Army soldier Chelsea Manning, who is serving 35 years in prison for passing classified files to WikiLeaks, attempted suicide last month for the second time, her attorney said on Friday.
Witness says Penn State’s Sandusky molested him in 2001
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (Reuters) – A 29-year-old man told a Pennsylvania court on Friday that Jerry Sandusky molested him as a boy in 2001, even though he admitted he had denied that the former Penn State football coach abused him during the investigation of …
Three injured, including suspect, in Rutgers University stabbing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two people were stabbed and their suspected attacker was injured at Rutgers University’s business school in New Jersey on Friday, the school said.
