Supreme Court denies stay request in North Carolina redistricting case
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday refused to stay a ruling that two North Carolina congressional districts be redrawn over racial gerrymandering in a 2011 redistricting, forcing congressional primaries to be rescheduled for June 7.
Oregon occupier freed from jail, barred from contact with husband
(Reuters) – One of the final four militants arrested in the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon was granted a pretrial release from jail on Friday on condition that she avoid contact with any of her co-defendants, including her husb…
Dying Adelphia founder, John Rigas, to be freed from prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday ordered the release from prison of John Rigas, the Adelphia Communications Corp founder convicted over a fraud that led to the cable TV company’s collapse, because he is dying of cancer.
Obama, justices pay respects to Scalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, the U.S. Supreme Court’s eight remaining members, former law clerks and thousands of ordinary Americans paid respects to the late Justice Antonin Scalia on Friday as his body lay in repose in the stately, …
Chicago buffeted as strong winds prompt highrise evacuations
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Gusts of up to 70 mph (113 kph) in the Windy City on Friday caused the closure of the second-tallest U.S. building’s observation deck, power outages, flight cancellations and highrise evacuations.
U.S. proposes hike in Medicare Advantage payments; insurer shares rise
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday proposed raising payments by 1.35 percent on average next year to the health insurers who offer Medicare Advantage health benefits to elderly and disabled Americans.
Government proposes 1.35 percent rise in 2017 Medicare Advantage payments
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday said it was proposing an increase of 1.35 percent on average in payments to health insurers who offer Medicare Advantage, which provides health benefits to more than 17 million elderly or disabled peop…
Texas ‘affluenza’ teen’s case sent to adult court system
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – America’s “affluenza” teen had his case transferred to the adult court system on Friday, where 18-year-old Texan Ethan Couch faces decades behind bars if he violates a probation deal that kept him out of prison for killing…
Exclusive: Common mobile software could have opened San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone
Feb 19 (Reuters) – – The legal showdown over U.S. demands that Apple Inc AAPL.O unlock an iPhone used by San Bernardino shooter Rizwan Farook might have been avoided if his employer, which owns the device, had equipped it with special mobile phone soft…
Widow of El Faro crew member seeks stronger oversight of ships
(Reuters) – The widow of one of the 33 crew members killed when the El Faro sank in a hurricane last fall called on Friday for stricter oversight of decisions by shipping companies and their captains to sail in adverse weather.
