Republicans gear up for Supreme Court battle after Scalia’s death
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican lawmakers and presidential candidates hardened their positions on Sunday on blocking a move by President Barack Obama to fill the Supreme Court seat left by the late conservative Justice Antonin Scalia, a lifetime appo…
Fox News, publisher, settle copyright dispute over iconic 9/11 photo
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A pair of copyright lawsuits over Fox News Network’s use of an iconic photo of three firefighters raising the U.S. flag at the site of the World Trade Center ruins following the Sept. 11 attacks have been settled, an attorney for F…
Oklahoma woman to face additional charges for deadly homecoming crash
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma woman accused of killing four people and injuring dozens more by plowing her car into a crowd at Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade in October will face additional charges over the crash, court officials…
Group requests special prosecutor in Chicago police shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Politicians, pastors and civil rights lawyers petitioned Cook County’s chief judge on Tuesday to assign a special prosecutor to the murder trial of a Chicago police officer who fatally shot a black teenager, saying the state’s attor…
9/11 suspect asks again to fire his lawyers in Guantanamo trial
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – A Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay moved to fire his attorneys for a second time on Tuesday, delaying a pre-trial hearing for five men charged with plotting the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.
Oklahoma grand jury probes executions after trail of resignations
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma grand jury investigating flawed executions in the state met on Tuesday after three top officials who previously testified before the panel submitted their resignations shortly after.
Scalia’s death boosts legal chances for Obama’s climate plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A vote to block the Obama administration’s ambitious climate regulation was one of Antonin Scalia’s last acts as a Supreme Court justice. His sudden death may have opened a new path to the rule’s survival.
U.S., Cuba sign pact to restore scheduled flights: U.S. Dept of Transportation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Transportation officials from the United States and Cuba signed an arrangement on Tuesday to restore scheduled air service between the two countries, the U.S. Department of Transportation said in a statement.
NYC to fund $2.5 billion Brooklyn-Queens light rail via bond issue
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will issue bonds via the creation of a non-profit agency to fund a $2.5 billion light rail system between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, officials from the mayor’s office said in a statement on Tuesday.
Winter storm hits U.S. East Coast, tornadoes tear into South
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – An expansive winter storm bore down on the U.S. East Coast on Monday, scuttling almost 1,600 flights, while tornadoes downed trees and flattened homes in the South, trapping some residents in their dwellings.
