California bus crash death toll revised down to four from five
(Reuters) – Officials in Northern California on Wednesday revised down the death toll from a charter bus crash the day before to four from five.
Washington police officer charged with helping Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Washington transit police officer was arrested on Wednesday on charges he attempted to help the Islamic State, the U.S. Justice Department said, the first member of law enforcement facing such charges involving a government-des…
Icahn to close Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City
(Reuters) – Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal casino, owned by Carl Icahn, will close at the end of the summer, the billionaire investor’s company said on Wednesday.
Obama cuts short prison sentences for 214 convicts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama cut short the prison terms of 214 convicts on Wednesday, the largest number of commutations a U.S. leader has granted in single day since at least 1900, the White House said.
Pregnant in Miami: Zika’s arrival adds new anxieties
TAMPA, Fla./NEW YORK (Reuters) – Since Florida officials declared that the Zika virus is circulating in the state, Miami-area resident Karla Maguire has avoided taking her toddler son to a playground where mosquitoes may be biting. She walks her dogs l…
Texas in deal to remedy ‘discriminatory’ voter ID law
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas reached a deal with civil rights groups to remedy a voter identification law that a U.S. appeals court last month ruled was discriminatory and violated the U.S. Voting Rights Act, court papers filed on Wednesday showed.
New Jersey pension votes to slash its hedge fund allocation
BOSTON (Reuters) – New Jersey’s state pension fund on Wednesday voted to cut its allocation to hedge funds in half amid pressure from unions following similar moves in New York and California.
Chicago mayor’s plan to fix municipal pension fund seeks water, sewer tax
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel unveiled a plan on Wednesday that he called “an honest approach” to save the city’s biggest retirement system from insolvency with a water and sewer tax to be phased in over five years starting in 2017.
Muslim families of fallen U.S. soldiers driven to oppose Trump
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nazar Naqvi has faithfully voted Republican for more than three decades.
U.S. regulators urged to scale back fuel efficiency fines
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (Reuters) – Two major auto trade associations want U.S. regulators to reconsider plans to more than double fines for failing to meet fuel efficiency requirements, saying it could increase industry compliance costs by $1 billion ann…
