U.S. must improve probes of police use of force: Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday said more must be done to build trust that police violence against blacks and Hispanics will be properly investigated.
New Black Panther Party denies it will carry arms before GOP convention
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The chairman of the New Black Panther Party issued a statement on Wednesday saying that the organization was not instructing its members to carry weapons at a black unity rally this week in advance of the Republican national conven…
Pokemon Go blamed for crimes but also aids embattled U.S. police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Pokemon Go craze is blamed for several robberies of distracted mobile phone players, but the game’s cartoon characters have also helped U.S. police improve strained community relations and even arrest wanted suspects.
Pennsylvania gets new budget without long stalemate
(Reuters) – Pennsylvania lawmakers on Wednesday passed a revenue plan for fiscal 2017 that Governor Tom Wolf said he will sign, a late-coming agreement but one that still shows significant cooperation compared to last year’s damaging nine-month politic…
Former Oregon governor’s personal emails ordered withheld from investigators
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber’s personal emails could be withheld from an investigation into whether he used his position to benefit his fiancée.
House panel subpoenas New York, Massachusetts attorneys general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Wednesday issued subpoenas to the attorneys general of New York and Massachusetts to force them to submit information on their investigations into whether Exxon Mobil misled investors on c…
Chicago Public Schools prepare budget with eye on bond market return
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago’s cash-strapped public schools will be able to raise cash in the capital markets after the nation’s third-largest public school system unveils a balanced budget in August, the district’s top official said on Wednesday.
Contempt ruling upheld against Kentucky clerk against gay marriage
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Wednesday declined to vacate a contempt ruling that sent a Kentucky county clerk to jail last September after she refused to issue marriage licenses for gay couples.
U.S. Attorney Bharara says police should be held accountable
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney for Manhattan Preet Bharara said on Wednesday that “millions of people” across the country believe their police departments are biased against them and that he had not shied away from charging officers for misconduct….
First U.S. trader convicted of spoofing sentenced to three years in jail
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge sentenced futures trader Michael Coscia to three years in prison on Wednesday, a lighter punishment than prosecutors had sought for the first person criminally convicted of the manipulative trading practice of spoofing….
