Former bankruptcy judge tapped to run Detroit public schools
(Reuters) – The federal judge who oversaw Detroit’s historic bankruptcy case will now tackle the financial problems of the city’s financially struggling public schools, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced on Monday.
U.S. prosecutor behind Silk Road case to join law firm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Manhattan federal prosecutor who spearheaded the investigation and prosecution of the creator of the black market website Silk Road and handled numerous other high-profile cybercrime cases is joining the law firm Latham & Watkins.
U.S. top court rejects union challenge to New Jersey pension reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by unions representing public employees including teachers and state troopers to force the state of New Jersey to pay the full share of its annual public pension contribution.
Super Tuesday showdown: How the U.S. South won the spotlight
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Things were not looking too good a year ago for Georgia’s top elections officer as he tried to stitch together a mega-presidential primary in the U.S. South.
Yosemite landmarks set to lose famous names in ‘ugly divorce’
On Tuesday, more than 125 years after the Scottish-American naturalist’s advocacy helped inspire the creation of Yosemite National Park, some of its most hallowed sites are set to be stripped of their famous names as part of a bitter, $50 million legal…
Protesters hurl rocks at police after teenager shot in Salt Lake City
(Reuters) – Protesters threw rocks at police in Salt Lake City after officers shot a black teenager who was attacking a man late on Saturday, authorities said.
Ohio pastor fatally shot during church services, brother a suspect
(Reuters) – An Ohio pastor was shot and killed as he was conducting church services on Sunday morning, with the suspected gunman being his brother, police said.
Virginia policewoman killed on her first day on job; Army sergeant charged
(Reuters) – An off-duty U.S. Army sergeant stationed at the Pentagon has been charged with fatally shooting a Virginia police officer on her first day on the job as she responded to a domestic disturbance at a home outside Washington, authorities said …
Four stabbed in melee at Ku Klux Klan rally in California
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Reuters) – Four people were stabbed, and one of them critically wounded on Saturday in a scuffle between members of the Ku Klux Klan and counter-protesters near a planned KKK rally in Anaheim, California, police said.
Floor tiles, water fountains, clinic doors weigh on Texas abortion case
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A pivotal abortion case coming before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday forces the justices to ponder seemingly mundane matters such as corridor width, the swinging motion of doors, floor tiles and the angle that water flows…
