Indiana likely to ban abortions based on fetal disabilities
(Reuters) – Indiana is likely to become the second U.S. state to prohibit abortions based on the diagnosis of the fetus with a disability such as Down syndrome.
Illinois high court delivers defeat to union on back-pay dispute
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Illinois Supreme Court reversed two lower court rulings on Thursday and held that unionized state workers whose 2011 raises were withheld during a state budget crisis are not entitled to back pay unless the state legislature app…
JetBlue attendant who dropped 70 pounds of cocaine nabbed in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A JetBlue flight attendant will appear in federal court in New York on Thursday, six days after authorities say she dropped a bag containing almost 70 pounds (32 kg) of cocaine at Los Angeles International Airport, took off her sho…
Michigan Senate approves emergency funds for Detroit schools
(Reuters) – The Michigan Senate on Thursday approved a $48.7 million emergency spending package aiming to keep the cash-strapped Detroit public schools open in April.
U.S. regulators finalize new silica limits for construction, other industries
(Reuters) – Capping a decades-long effort, U.S. workplace regulators on Thursday announced a final rule to boost protections against occupational exposure to crystalline silica, a carcinogenic dust ubiquitous in construction, foundries and fracking.
Arizona gunman’s lawsuit vs Gabby Giffords may be hoax: report
(Reuters) – A bizarre lawsuit purportedly filed by the gunman in the 2011 mass shooting in Arizona that critically injured U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords may be a hoax, an Arizona news website reported on Thursday.
U.S. officials hopeful they can unlock San Bernardino iPhone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials said on Thursday that they are hopeful they will be able to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters without help from Apple Inc, but said the national debate over privacy and encryption must sti…
Twenty-seven alleged Boston gang members charged after morning raids
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors said that 27 alleged Boston gang members face drug and gun charges on Thursday following a morning series of raids and arrests focused on a housing project in a southern part of the city.
No specific threats against U.S. after Brussels blast: Attorney General Lynch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Thursday the United States has received no specific, credible threats following the Brussels attacks on Tuesday but that Justice Department officials remain vigilant and in contact with…
New Hampshire man linked to Bundy standoff to face trial in Nevada
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge has approved the extradition of a New Hampshire man to Nevada, where he is to face trial on charges that he helped organize a high-profile armed standoff with federal agents at the ranch of Cliven Bundy in 2014.
