New York lawmakers expected to clear way for mixed martial arts fights
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – New York is poised to join the rest of the country in legalizing mixed martial arts (MMA) fights, as the state Assembly prepares to pass a bill to end a ban on the full-contact sport, a measure the Senate has approved on multip…
Michigan outlines Flint recovery plan
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan’s government on Monday released goals to help the city of Flint recover from a health crisis caused by the lead contamination of its drinking water.
California girl removed from foster family over her Native American heritage
(Reuters) – A 6-year-old California girl was removed from her long time foster family on Monday and will be sent to live with extended family in Utah who share her Native American heritage, according to court documents.
FanDuel, DraftKings shut down daily fantasy sports games in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Top daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings agreed to halt their business in New York on Monday, betting on a legislative path to make the games legal after a months-long fight with the state’s attorney general.
Interior secretary visits site of Oregon armed protest
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Monday visited the Oregon wildlife refuge seized during a 41-day occupation by armed anti-government protesters and met with federal employees, local officials and tribal leaders in the area.
Pianist’s wife charged with killing daughters in Texas
DALLAS (Reuters) – The estranged wife of a celebrated Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko has been charged with killing the couple’s two daughters at their home in suburban Fort Worth, police said on Monday.
Supreme Court rejects suit against Colorado over marijuana law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lawsuit filed by the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma against their neighbor Colorado over a law approved as a ballot initiative by Colorado voters in 2012 that allows the recreational use o…
Gawker, publisher slapped with punitive damages over Hulk Hogan sex tape
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida jury awarded punitive damages totaling $25 million on Monday in a second blow to Gawker, coming on top of the $115 million the online news outlet must pay for posting a sex tape of the former professional wres…
Michigan woman pleads guilty to trading diseased body parts
(Reuters) – A Michigan woman pleaded guilty on Monday to a scheme in which she and her husband used their medical cadaver business to sell infected body parts to unwitting medical and dental students, prosecutors said.
Austin moves to fire police officer for fatal shooting of naked teen
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Austin police permanently suspended a police officer on Monday for violating department policy regarding the use of deadly force when he fatally shot an unarmed and naked teenager in February.
