First lady Michelle Obama to attend funeral for Nancy Reagan
(Reuters) – First lady Michelle Obama will attend the funeral on Friday of Nancy Reagan, who will be buried next to her husband, former President Ronald Reagan, at his presidential library in California, officials said on Monday.
Same-sex partners covered in new Michigan Catholic Church health plan
(Reuters) – Striving to comply with federal nondiscrimination rules, Michigan’s Catholic Church is extending health coverage to same-sex partners of employees without specifically saying so.
U.S. rebuffs Koch-controlled coal company’s bid for royalties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has rejected a plea by billionaire investor William Koch to refund as much as $14 million in royalties on a now-shut Colorado mine, according to a letter explaining the decision.
Hells Angel leader pleads guilty in western New York drug probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Hells Angels California branch leader pleaded guilty to a federal drug charge on Monday, wrapping up a major investigation into methamphetamine trafficking by the outlaw motorcycle club in western New York, prosecutors said.
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…
