Federal judge being considered for US Supreme Court nomination: Law Journal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ketanji Brown Jackson, a federal trial judge in Washington, is being considered to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, the National Law Journal reported on Friday, citing a lawyer who was contacted as part of the vetting …
Oregon city fires its grounds-keeping goats with ‘barnyard aroma’
(Reuters) – A crew of goats brought in to devour invasive plants at a popular park in Oregon’s state capital, Salem, have been fired because they ate indiscriminately, cost nearly five times as much as human landscapers and smelled far worse, a city of…
N.Y.’s Met Museum settles litigation over ‘recommended’ admission fees
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has agreed to reword its signs and website to settle years-long litigation that claimed it deceived patrons into believing its recommended $25 admission fee was mandatory.
University of California notifies 80,000 of cyber attack
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Officials at the University of California Berkeley said on Friday that they were alerting 80,000 people, including current and former students, faculty and vendors of a cyber attack on a system that stores social security and …
Former New York county police chief pleads guilty in beating case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former police chief of one of New York’s largest counties pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday to beating a handcuffed suspect accused of stealing a duffel bag from his personal car, and then leading an attempt to cover it u…
U.S. Coast Guard wraps up first phase of El Faro disaster probe
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – The U.S. investigation into the deadly sinking of the El Faro cargo ship during a hurricane last fall shifted direction on Friday, as the Coast Guard wrapped up its initial public hearings on the accident that killed all 33 pe…
Yemeni suspect in 9/11 attacks asks court to halt harassment
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – Attorneys for a Yemeni man accused in the Sept. 11 attacks asked a military judge on Friday to halt court proceedings until Guantanamo Bay prison guards stop tormenting their client.
New Northrop bomber to be designated B-21 -U.S. Air Force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James on Friday unveiled the first image of a new Northrop Grumman Corp long-range bomber and said it would be designated the B-21, as losing bidder Boeing Co said it would forego further challeng…
Los Angeles school district to sell $1.3 billion in muni bonds
(Reuters) – The largest U.S. municipal market deal next week is expected to total $1.3 billion from Los Angeles Unified Schools, a district that faces declining student enrollments and competition from charter schools.
Boeing says will forego further challenges to Northrop bomber deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co on Friday said it would forego any further challenges to an estimated $80 billion U.S. Air Force bomber contract awarded to Northrop Grumman Corp last year.
