U.S. top court to hear Virginia ex-governor’s corruption appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell’s appeal of his conviction on corruption charges involving a businessman seeking to promote a dietary supplement.
Chicago black pastors shun mayor’s annual King breakfast
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A group of black pastors boycotted Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s annual Martin Luther King breakfast on Friday, over his handling of police killings, and one pastor attended the event but interrupted it with protest chants before bei…
Fantasy sports illegal in Vermont, attorney general’s office says
BOSTON (Reuters) – Paid fantasy sports games are illegal in Vermont, a top law enforcement official said on Friday, as the New England state’s legislature took up discussion of a bill that would exempt the popular games from the state’s anti-gambling l…
U.S. justices take no action on Obama immigration case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday took no immediate action on whether it will hear President Barack Obama’s bid to revive his plan to shield more than 4 million immigrants from deportation, a move that bypassed the Republican-led …
Yosemite says losing hotel, village names in legal dispute
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Yosemite National Park will change the names of several of its buildings and landmarks, including the Ahwahnee Hotel and Curry Village, over a trademark dispute with the company that formerly ran its concessions, the park’s supe…
Series of bomb threats targets Boston-area schools: police
BOSTON (Reuters) – Several Boston-area schools were evacuated following a series of telephone bomb threats, police and media said on Friday
NSA says new phone spying program meets privacy safeguards
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new system for collecting domestic telephone records meets several privacy and civil liberties benchmarks, the U.S. National Security Agency said on Friday.
Martin Luther King pictured in Air Force base shooting event flier
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Officials at a U.S. Air Force base in Georgia apologized on Friday for using an image of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. to advertise a “fun shoot” gun practice.
CDC says closely monitoring outbreak of new bird flu strain
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring individuals who may have been exposed to the new strain of bird flu that has been found in a flock of turkeys in Indiana, a CDC health official said on Friday…
U.S. appeals court allows Trump casino to break pact with unions
(Reuters) – The owner of the Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, may break its agreement with union workers, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday, potentially clearing the way for the company to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
