Secret Service manpower shortage as campaigns ramp up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Secret Service, tasked with simultaneously protecting President Barack Obama and some of the Republican and Democratic candidates now running to replace him next year, is facing a manpower shortfall at a time of peak demand, …
Two shot Chicago police out of hospital, suspected gunman was felon
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The man who allegedly shot and wounded three Chicago police officers before he was killed by police on Monday was a convicted felon with a history of gun crimes, the department said on Tuesday.
Pedicab operators sue New York City over excess ticketing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Pedicab operators on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing New York City of harassing them with excessive ticketing, in an effort to drive them out of business.
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.
