Ex-Connecticut Governor Rowland to appeal campaign finance conviction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Connecticut Governor John Rowland will urge a U.S. appeals court on Friday to set aside his conviction and 2-1/2-year prison sentence for trying to conceal his involvement in two congressional campaigns.
University of California board weighs statement on anti-Semitism
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The governing board of California’s flagship public university system is to vote next week on a statement condemning anti-Zionism as a form of anti-Jewish bigotry, a proposal sparking sharp faculty debate over the line between f…
Dog believed lost at sea turns up on island used by U.S. Navy
(Reuters) – A dog believed to have drowned after disappearing from a fishing boat off the California coast five weeks ago was found on an island owned by the U.S. Navy and will be reunited with her owner on Thursday evening, the Navy said.
Congress urges resignations of Michigan governor, EPA chief over Flint
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Thursday called for the resignations of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy on the grounds that they failed to quickly intervene in the city of Flint’s c…
California college attacker inspired by ISIS, acted alone: FBI
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A teenager who injured four people in a stabbing spree on a California university campus before he was shot dead by police last year was inspired by the Islamic State militant group but acted alone, the FBI said on Thursday.
U.S. Air Force general removed for ‘unprofessional relationship’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force on Thursday said it had removed its assistant vice chief of staff, Lieutenant General John Hesterman, after an investigation showed he had engaged in an unprofessional relationship with a married female Air For…
Arizona man found guilty in ‘Draw Mohammed’ event shooting
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona man was found guilty on Thursday of plotting with others to attack a “Draw Mohammed” cartoon contest in Texas last year and providing material support to the Islamic State group, prosecutors said.
New York state man gets longest-ever sentence for supporting Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New York state resident was sentenced on Thursday to 22-1/2 years in prison for trying to recruit fighters to join Islamic State in Syria – the longest prison term handed out yet to an American convicted of supporting the milit…
Worker falls to death from L.A.’s soon-to-be tallest high-rise
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A construction worker plunged to his death on Thursday from the 53rd floor of an unfinished downtown Los Angeles skyscraper that will rank as the tallest building on the U.S. West Coast when completed next year, according to the…
S&P cuts Michigan rating outlook to stable, cites Flint crisis
(Reuters) – Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Thursday lowered the outlook on Michigan’s credit rating to stable from positive, citing burgeoning costs associated with a lead-tainted water crisis in the city of Flint and with the cash-strapped Detroit Public Schools (DPS).
