No constitutional right to concealed guns: U.S. appeals court
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firearm owners have no constitutional right to carry a concealed gun in public, a divided U.S. appeals court in California ruled on Thursday, upholding the right of officials to only grant permits to those facing a specific dang…
Drivers sue Uber, Lyft over exit from Austin, Texas
(Reuters) – Former Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft Inc drivers in Austin, Texas, on Thursday accused the ride-hailing companies of breaking a federal law by abruptly halting operations in the city after voters backed a measure requiring them to fingerp…
FDA too slow to order food recalls, U.S. watchdog finds
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Food and Drug Administration is too slow to order companies to recall tainted foods, leaving people at risk of illness and death, a government watchdog said in a review of the agency’s food safety program.
Baltimore cop caused fatal Freddie Gray injury: prosecutor
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A Baltimore police officer fatally injured black detainee Freddie Gray by giving him a “rough ride” in a transport van, a prosecutor said on Thursday in opening statements of the murder trial of a third officer in Gray’s death.
Two ex-U.S. drug enforcement employees convicted over strip club ties
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two long-time employees of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration were convicted on Thursday of charges that they lied about their operation of a New Jersey strip club during national security background checks.
Michigan lawmakers approve Detroit school rescue package
(Reuters) – Legislation approved by Michigan lawmakers on Thursday to bail out the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) will keep the district operating, but falls short on funding to fix its crumbling buildings, according to school officials.
New York to rein in tip seekers under new Times Square rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Elmos, Supermen and painted women of New York’s Times Square have little time left to roam free. On June 21 the city will corral them into special zones, set up to thwart aggressive behavior by tip seekers in the crowded Manhat…
New Jersey top court sides with state in high-stakes pension case
(Reuters) – The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that retired public employees do not have a contractual right to receive increasing cost-of-living adjustments, a decision that is expected to save the state billions of dollars.
U.S. top court blasts death penalty judge for not stepping aside
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday sided with a death row inmate in a ruling warning of the hazards of judicial bias, slamming Pennsylvania’s former chief justice for not stepping aside in a murder case in which he earlier had se…
U.S. top court deals blow to Puerto Rico sovereignty claim
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Puerto Rico cannot pursue charges against people for the same crime that federal authorities have already prosecuted them, dealing a blow to the U.S. territory’s claim that while it is not a sta…
