Despite graft indictment, ex-mayor of Texas town seeks reelection
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Ricardo Lopez, the former mayor of Crystal City, is running for reelection saying he is the man to restore the southern Texas town’s dignity even after he and four other city officials were indicted on corruption charges.
Dead Illinois resident had bacteria linked to Wisconsin outbreak
(Reuters) – A northern Illinois resident who died after being diagnosed this year with a blood infection known as Elizabethkingia had the same strain of the bacteria linked to more than a dozen deaths in Wisconsin, health officials said on Tuesday.
Gambling only a short-term fix for cash-starved states: study
(Reuters) – Gambling provides only a short-term fix for U.S. states looking to boost revenue without having to turn to politically unpopular tax hikes on income and sales, according to a public policy research group’s study released on Tuesday.
Deutsche Bank freezes plans for North Carolina jobs over transgender law
FRANKFURT/WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank is freezing plans to create 250 new jobs in North Carolina after the state enacted a law last month that opponents say discriminates against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender citizens.
Palestinian Authority, PLO appeal U.S. terror support verdict
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization on Tuesday urged a U.S. appeals court to toss a more than $655 million award won by a group of American families who accused them of supporting terrorist attacks i…
EU Commission buys time to decide on visas for U.S., Canada
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission effectively delayed by three months on Tuesday any decision on whether to introduce visa requirements for U.S. and Canadian citizens by asking EU member states and the European Parliament to discuss their st…
New York teen pleads guilty to non-terrorism charge in Islamic State case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City teenager accused last year of helping a college student plan an Islamic State-inspired plot to set off a pressure cooker bomb in the city has pleaded guilty to a non-terrorism charge of conspiring to impede federal …
Tennessee bill denying service based on counselor religion goes to governor
(Reuters) – A Tennessee bill allowing counselors to cite religious beliefs for refusing service to patients is headed to the governor, one of a raft of state measures that critics say discriminates against lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender indi…
Wisconsin man pleads not guilty in deadly motorcycle shop standoff
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin man pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges related to a standoff at a motorcycle shop in which he allegedly shot at police and officers killed a hostage, court records showed on Tuesday.
Homer, Virgil hauled to New York prison for Ivy League class
BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. (Reuters) – The debate over Roman poet Ovid’s use of the word “fugitive” in Metamorphoses was getting heated, but in the end the students – two murderers, a kidnapper and six other convicted felons – agreed to disagree.
