Malfunctioning Colorado ski lift caused woman’s fatal fall: report
DENVER (Reuters) – A fall from a chair lift at a Colorado ski area that killed a Texas woman and injured her two daughters last month was the result of equipment malfunction, a preliminary report by state investigators showed on Monday.
Wisconsin tribe votes against renewing Enbridge pipeline agreements
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – A Native American tribe in Wisconsin has voted against renewing agreements allowing Enbridge Inc to use their land for a major crude oil pipeline, the latest sign of increasing opposition to North American energy infrastruc…
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.
