Brill to step down from U.S. Federal Trade Commission
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One of the commissioners on the Federal Trade Commission, Julie Brill, will resign and leave the U.S. agency at the end of March, the FTC said in a statement on Tuesday.
U.S. top court backs moose hunter in Alaska hovercraft case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with an Alaska moose hunter who contended the federal government overstepped its authority in banning hovercraft on National Park Service land in the northernmost U.S. state.
U.S. states giving more ex-felons voting rights back
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Baltimore community organizer Perry Hopkins, 55, is looking forward to stepping into a voting booth for the first time in his life this election season.
New York lawmakers expected to clear way for mixed martial arts fights
ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – New York is poised to join the rest of the country in legalizing mixed martial arts (MMA) fights, as the state Assembly prepares to pass a bill to end a ban on the full-contact sport, a measure the Senate has approved on multip…
Michigan outlines Flint recovery plan
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan’s government on Monday released goals to help the city of Flint recover from a health crisis caused by the lead contamination of its drinking water.
California girl removed from foster family over her Native American heritage
(Reuters) – A 6-year-old California girl was removed from her long time foster family on Monday and will be sent to live with extended family in Utah who share her Native American heritage, according to court documents.
FanDuel, DraftKings shut down daily fantasy sports games in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Top daily fantasy sports companies FanDuel and DraftKings agreed to halt their business in New York on Monday, betting on a legislative path to make the games legal after a months-long fight with the state’s attorney general.
Interior secretary visits site of Oregon armed protest
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Interior Secretary Sally Jewell on Monday visited the Oregon wildlife refuge seized during a 41-day occupation by armed anti-government protesters and met with federal employees, local officials and tribal leaders in the area.
Pianist’s wife charged with killing daughters in Texas
DALLAS (Reuters) – The estranged wife of a celebrated Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko has been charged with killing the couple’s two daughters at their home in suburban Fort Worth, police said on Monday.
Supreme Court rejects suit against Colorado over marijuana law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lawsuit filed by the states of Nebraska and Oklahoma against their neighbor Colorado over a law approved as a ballot initiative by Colorado voters in 2012 that allows the recreational use o…
