Wisconsin governor: no pardon in ‘Making a Murderer’ case
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker will not pardon a man convicted with his nephew in a case dramatized in the television documentary “Making a Murderer,” despite online petitions seeking their release, his office said on Wednesday.
Florida university ousts professor who called U.S. massacres hoaxes
MIAMI (Reuters) – Florida Atlantic University has dismissed a professor who said massacres at a Connecticut elementary school and a county office building in San Bernardino, California, were staged, the university said.
U.S. December weather-related insurance payouts may top $2 billion: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Extreme weather in the United States during the last 10 days of December could bring insured losses for the month to more than $2 billion, reinsurance broker Aon Benfield said on Wednesday.
U.S. judge tosses $9.9 million suit by family of ‘Whitey’ Bulger victim
BOSTON (Reuters) – Family members of one of former Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger’s murder victims have no right to sue the U.S. government for $9.9 million for failing to let them know he had been buried in an unmarked beachfront grave, a feder…
SolarCity to cut 550 jobs in Nevada
(Reuters) – Solar panel installer SolarCity Corp said it would cut 550 jobs in Nevada, two weeks after the state’s utilities commission approved changes that would reduce credits customers receive for selling excess solar power to the grid.
Oregon occupiers want to work with residents; locals critical
BURNS, Ore. (Reuters) – The leader of a group of self-styled militiamen who seized a remote U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon said on Tuesday their plan was to help local residents regain their rights from the federal government, and “then we will go home…
Powerball jackpot surges to $450 million for Wednesday drawing
(Reuters) – The jackpot in the Powerball lottery has ballooned to an estimated $450 million ahead of its drawing on Wednesday, the operator of the multistate game said.
El Niño-strengthened storm brings rain, floods to California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An El Niño-strengthened storm brought widespread rain to drought-stricken California on Tuesday, triggering flooding that clogged roadways, and authorities warned residents about possible mud slides.
Illinois college moves to fire professor who said Muslims, Christians worship same God
(Reuters) – Wheaton College, an evangelical Christian university outside of Chicago, said on Tuesday it was taking steps to fire a tenured political science professor after she wrote in a Facebook post that Muslims and Christians worship the same God.
Obama, wiping tears, makes new push to tighten gun rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wiping back tears as he remembered children killed in a mass shooting, President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered stricter gun rules that he can impose without Congress and urged American voters to reject pro-gun candidates.
