Southern California orders 82,000 people to evacuate over wildfire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Authorities in southern California ordered the evacuation of 82,000 people on Tuesday, after a wildfire broke out in a mountain pass to rapidly engulf 15,000 acres (6,070 hectares) of terrain.
U.S. Supreme Court stance on North Carolina law to send signal on voting limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s handling of North Carolina’s long-shot bid to reinstate its contentious voter identification law will set the tone for the court’s treatment of similar cases that could reach the justices before the Nov. …
University of California, Berkeley, chancellor says he will resign
BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) – The chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley said on Tuesday he is resigning, telling faculty and students it was time for someone else to tackle the financial shortfall that has beset the highly-ranked resear…
Bill affirming voting rights for some felons passes California Senate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Felons incarcerated in California’s county jails had their right to vote in state elections affirmed under a bill approved on Tuesday by the state Senate as part of a series of criminal justice reforms in the most-populou…
Exclusive: U.S. seeks Latin American help amid rise in Asian, African migrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington is seeking closer coordination with several Latin American countries to tackle a jump in migrants from Asia, Africa and the Middle East who it believes are trying to reach the United States from the south on an arduous…
Lumber Liquidators wins ruling on cancer warnings, shares jump
(Reuters) – Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc said a California court ruled in its favor against claims that it did not warn consumers about cancer-causing formaldehyde in some of its flooring products.
Bar rises for Milwaukee police review after latest shooting
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Milwaukee, shaken by two nights of violence after a shooting by police, is one of a few U.S. cities to have volunteered for federal government review of its police force and may now be held to higher standards for how it responds.
U.S. news pundit John McLaughlin dies at 89
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. television news executive and commentator John McLaughlin, a former Jesuit priest who hosted the public affairs broadcast “The McLaughlin Group” for 34 years, died on Tuesday, the show said.
Columbia University faces $100 million lawsuit over retirement plan
(Reuters) – Columbia University was accused on Tuesday of mismanaging its retirement plan in a federal civil lawsuit that alleges $100 million in damages.
Friend to name ex-NFL star Hernandez as gunman in double murder: prosecutor
(Reuters) – A former friend of convicted murderer and ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez will identify him as the man who fatally shot two Cape Verdean nationals after a dispute at a Boston nightclub in July 2012, Massachusetts prosecutors said on Tuesday.
