Supreme Court leaves Ohio voting restrictions in place
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to reinstate for the Nov. 8 general election Ohio’s “Golden Week”, which had allowed voters to register and cast ballots within the same seven-day period before it was repealed by a Republican…
California to end breeding of captive killer whales
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California will no longer allow the breeding of captive killer whales such as those used in SeaWorld’s famous “Shamu” shows under a measure signed on Tuesday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown.
Prosecutors claim conspiracy by Oregon militants in standoff
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Anti-government militants who invaded a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon conspired to intimidate government workers and steal property in a heavily armed protest that is not protected by the U.S. Constitution, prosecutors sa…
Two suspects arrested in 1973 murders of California girls
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two cousins linked through DNA testing to the 1973 murders of two girls in a small northern California town were arrested on Tuesday, more than four decades after the crime, authorities said.
U.S. Hurricane Center says 70 percent chance of cyclone developing near Florida
(Reuters) – An area of low pressure located just inland near St. Augustine, Florida, has a 70 percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Tuesday.
Protesters slam North Dakota pipeline but company ‘committed’
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Holding signs and banners and chanting “Oil Kills,” protesters in Atlanta and other U.S. cities on Tuesday shouted support for Native American activists trying to stop construction of a North Dakota pipeline they say will desecrate …
Man pleads guilty in 2014 Missouri highway shootings
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – A man who put residents of Kansas City, Missouri, on edge for weeks in 2014 by shooting at cars on area highways pleaded guilty on Tuesday to 20 felony charges and will serve 30 years in prison, officials said.
Loss of ‘March Madness’ games could hurt North Carolina governor’s re-election bid
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has weathered negative headlines as jobs, conventions and musical performances were canceled in his state this year to protest a law deemed discriminatory against lesbian, gay, bisexua…
SEC, city of Miami lay out final arguments in bond case
MIAMI (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the city of Miami squared off in Florida federal court on Tuesday, with the regulator accusing city officials of playing a financial shell game to cut costs on a $150 million municipal b…
Pardon for former NSA contractor Snowden seen unlikely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government will not budge on its demand that former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden return to face prosecution for stealing thousands of classified intelligence documents, despite new calls for Preside…
