Oklahoma governor wants to use reserve fund to shore up schools, prisons
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin on Monday proposed drawing $72 million from the state’s Rainy Day Fund to spare public schools and prisons from severe cutbacks as the oil-rich state grapples with deepening budget cuts linked to …
Ex-Guantanamo prisoners suspected of rejoining militants increases: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of former Guantanamo Bay prison inmates who are suspected of having returned to fighting for militants doubled to 12 in the six months through January, the Obama administration said on Monday.
U.S. wins religious discrimination case against western towns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two towns in the western United States and their joint water company on Monday lost a U.S. federal lawsuit claiming they discriminated against residents who did not belong to an unacknowledged offshoot of the Mormon Church.
No bail urged for New Hampshire man in Bundy standoff
CONCORD, N.H. (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors urged a federal judge on Monday to keep a New Hampshire man behind bars while he awaits trial for allegedly helping to orchestrate a high-profile 2014 armed standoff with federal agents.
Pennsylvania governor raises minimum wage for state workers, contractors
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf raised the minimum wage for state workers and employees of some contractors by 40 percent to $10.15 an hour on Monday, a gesture aimed in part at putting pressure on Republican lawmakers.
Ex-Oklahoma cop sentenced for rape had earlier victim: attorney
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A former Oklahoma City police officer convicted of raping several women while he was on duty assaulted another woman who alerted police seven months before the first reported incident, an attorney for several victims said on M…
New York mayor orders restrooms to open based on gender identity
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York will now allow a person of any gender to choose whether to use a men’s or women’s bathroom or locker room in all municipal properties, acceding to the demands of transgender advocates.
Swedish diplomat visits U.S. student detained in North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Swedish diplomat acting on behalf of the United States last week visited a U.S. student who has been held by North Korea since early January, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.
Shipwreck found off North Carolina believed to be Civil War-era steamer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A shipwreck discovered off the coast of North Carolina is likely one of three Confederate blockade runners known to have been lost in the area, archaeologists said on Monday.
Ferguson, Missouri says may reconsider Justice Department agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The city council in Ferguson, Missouri said on Monday it may reconsider accepting an agreement with the Justice Department to overhaul its local justice system that it had previously sought to change, after the city faced legal a…
