Calpers vote to lower investment return target draws governor’s ire
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California Public Employees’ Retirement System on Wednesday adopted a policy to gradually reduce the amount that the pension fund expects from its investments, a decision that came under fire from California’s governor for not going far enough.
Pennsylvania attorney general’s aide concerned by license suspension
HARRISBURG, Pa., (Reuters) (Reuters) – A senior deputy of embattled Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane told a state Senate panel on Wednesday that the suspension of her law license could lead to mounting legal challenges to prosecutions by her…
Firefighter injured in deadly Washington state blaze leaves hospital
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A firefighter gravely injured battling a massive summer wildfire in Washington state that claimed the lives of three members of his crew, was released from a Seattle hospital on Wednesday after months of rehabilitation and surgeries…
Colorado woman kills 38 sheep in crash, charged with drunken driving
DENVER (Reuters) – A 47-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after her vehicle plowed into a flock of sheep in southwestern Colorado, killing 38 of them, police said on Wednesday.
San Francisco judge rules couple’s frozen embryos be discarded
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A San Francisco judge ruled on Wednesday that a woman was not entitled to frozen embryos conceived with her now ex-husband in a widely-watched case over reproductive rights in the nation’s most populous state.
Some U.S. airport workers to strike Wednesday night: union
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Airport workers at seven of the busiest U.S. hubs plan to strike on Wednesday night and Thursday over what they say are bad wages and threats against unionizing.
Researchers who unmasked drug suspects on Tor deny FBI paid them
(Reuters) – A federally funded technology research institute, criticized for its role in unmasking users of an Internet anonymity service, said on Wednesday it has complied with FBI subpoenas but has not accepted payment for identifying several suspect…
NY City police aware of ISIS video but say no specific threat
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police are aware of a newly released Islamic State video that suggests that the largest U.S. city was a potential target of attacks such as those in Paris last week, but that there are no current or specific threats, …
Arrest made in 30-year-old California murder cold case
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Authorities have arrested a 67-year-old man for the sexual assault and murder of a San Francisco teenager whose body was found buried on a beach some 30 years ago, officials said on Wednesday.
Colorado woman gets 208 years in prison for beating 88-year-old man
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado woman who shoved an 88-year-old man she worked for as a housekeeper down a flight of stairs, tore skin off his arms and stole his car has been sentenced to 208 years in prison, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
