Houston goes to polls to elect new mayor
(Reuters) – Voters in Houston, the fourth most-populous U.S. city, went to the polls on Saturday to elect a mayor with Sylvester Turner, a veteran lawmaker seeking to expand economic opportunities, facing Bill King, a businessman pledging to fix city f…
Exclusive: Trump lead among Republicans undiminished in first poll after Muslim comments
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump held onto his commanding lead in the Republican race for the White House after his call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States was condemned worldwide, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, the first n…
Key Senate panel chairman opens inquiry into California massacre
(Reuters) – Nine days after 14 people were shot dead in California by a married couple the FBI says were inspired by Islamic extremism, the Republican chairman of a key U.S. Senate panel demanded the Justice Department on Friday turn over much of the e…
Family of neglected Washington state inmate settles claim for $4 million
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The family of a mentally ill Washington state man who died of dehydration and malnutrition after officers placed him in a jail cell without running water has reached a $4 million settlement agreement with authorities, a sheriff said…
Prove you are a Muslim, get into Brooklyn comedy club for free
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump may want to block all Muslims from entering the United States, but a Brooklyn comedy club is welcoming them into its shows free of charge.
Ex-deputy acquitted on charge related to injury of Georgia child in raid
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former sheriff’s deputy involved in a Georgia drug raid that left a toddler badly burned from a flash-bang grenade was acquitted on Friday on charges of providing false information for a search warrant, a spokesman for U.S. prosec…
Executive convicted of fraud tied to Florida resort Ponzi scheme
(Reuters) – The former chief executive of a Florida-based resort company was found guilty on Friday on charges including bank fraud in connection with what authorities said was a $300 million real estate Ponzi scheme.
U.S. court tosses Franklin’s appeal of Stockton bankruptcy plan
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by a holdout creditor over the plan that enabled the city of Stockton, California, to exit bankruptcy.
Milwaukee gun store settles with two police officers: local media
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Milwaukee gun store will pay $1 million to settle a case with two police officers who were shot with a handgun that it allowed to be acquired illegally in 2009, issuing a rare legal defeat for the gun industry, local media repor…
Dallas prosecutor faces lawsuit seeking ouster for erratic behavior
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas prosecutor took over a citizen’s lawsuit on Friday that seeks to remove Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk from office over allegations of incompetence and erratic behavior caused by mental illness and drug abuse.
