Southern U.S. flooding causes closure of major highway
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Flooding caused by days of heavy rain forced the closure on Tuesday of a section of a major U.S. highway on the Louisiana-Texas border along the rising Sabine River, officials said.
Congress criticizes EPA, Michigan over Flint water crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A congressional panel on Tuesday criticized the Environmental Protection Agency and Michigan officials for failing to do more to sound the alarm about high levels of lead in the city of Flint’s drinking water.
Judge blocks Boston’s effort to shorten St. Patrick’s Day parade
BOSTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday blocked an effort by the city of Boston to shorten this Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day parade, saying that city officials would be violating parade organizers’ right to free assembly and expression.
Second Pennsylvania judge resigns amid ‘Porngate’ scandal
(Reuters) – Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin resigned on Tuesday, the second jurist to step down after being accused of using state computers to exchange sexually and racially offensive emails with his peers.
Arizona policeman who shot unarmed man pleads innocent to murder charge
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona police officer who shot an unarmed man to death at a Phoenix-area hotel earlier this year pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charges on Tuesday.
N.Y. cop killer cannot be executed due to mental disability: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man convicted of murdering two New York City police officers cannot be executed because he is mentally disabled, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday.
Obama administration reverses course on Atlantic oil drilling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration reversed course on Tuesday on a proposal to open the southeastern Atlantic coast to drilling as an oil price slump and strong opposition in coastal communities raised doubts about the plan.
Salvadoran jailed in Missouri appeals deportation to international body
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A woman from El Salvador who says she was threatened by gangs that murdered her son petitioned the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on Tuesday to halt her deportation to her home country from Missouri, where she is detained…
Lawsuits over New York City heating oil quality are revived
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court on Tuesday revived two lawsuits accusing Hess Corp and Castle Oil Corp of cheating building owners by selling adulterated heating oil.
Teamsters, Lyft drivers will object to settlement over expenses
(Reuters) – Five Lyft drivers and the Teamsters union will object to a proposed class action settlement, saying it would shortchange drivers by keeping them as independent contractors instead of employees, a union spokesman said on Tuesday.
