Severely disabled Wisconsin girl who stopped treatments dies at 14
(Reuters) – A severely disabled Wisconsin girl who made headlines with her controversial decision to end the medical assistance and treatment that was keeping her alive died on Thursday at the age of 14, the county medical examiner said.
Kentucky Supreme Court blocks governor’s college funding cuts
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Kentucky’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the state’s Republican governor does not have the authority to cut public universities’ budgets.
Cleveland settles ‘I can’t breathe’ wrongful death lawsuit with black man’s family
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The family of a African-American man who died in 2010 after being tasered by Cleveland police will receive a $375,000 settlement from the city, the mayor’s office said on Thursday.
U.S., Canada aboriginal tribes form alliance to stop oil pipelines
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Aboriginal tribes from Canada and the northern United States signed a treaty on Thursday to jointly fight proposals to build more pipelines to carry crude from Alberta’s oil sands, saying further development would damage …
Chicago police officer pleads not guilty to civil rights charges
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago policeman who was indicted on federal civil rights charges after being captured on a dashboard camera firing into a car full of teenagers, wounding two of them, pleaded not guilty on Thursday, a court official said.
U.S. appeals court hears arguments on Virginia’s voter ID law
RICHMOND, VA. (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday heard Virginia Democrats’ challenge to a Republican-backed state law requiring prospective voters to show approved photo identification before casting ballots.
Chicago mayor to unveil crime fighting plans amid wave of violence
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected on Thursday to detail his plans to fight the city’s high crime using what he has described as a dual approach to improving public safety: more programs for young people and more police.
NYC mayor warns Trump: ‘stop and frisk’ will make things worse
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday against embracing the “stop and frisk” police tactic that he said would worsen relations between police and community in the cou…
Accused New York bomber’s wife back; lawyer seeks access to suspect
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The wife of the Afghan-born U.S. citizen charged in last weekend’s bombings in New York City and New Jersey has returned to the United States, a law enforcement official said on Thursday, as a defense lawyer pressed to get access t…
U.S. states’ sluggish revenue dims outlook for financial year 2017 budgets: study
(Reuters) – Drooping U.S. state tax revenue in the first half of 2016 could put holes in the states’ budgets for fiscal 2017, according to a report by the Rockefeller Institute of Government released on Thursday.
