Puerto Rico teeters on another default, governor to decide
SAN JUAN/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said he will decide on Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning whether to make a bond payment due Dec. 1, in what could be another default from the indebted island that skipped par…
Head-on car crash in Arizona leaves five dead
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Drunken driving is suspected of playing a role in a weekend highway collision between two automobiles that left five people dead outside of Phoenix, Arizona, authorities said on Monday.
Second ex-Wesleyan University student pleads guilty to drug charges
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – A former student at Connecticut’s Wesleyan University pleaded guilty on Monday to distributing drugs after 11 people at a campus party in February were hospitalized for overdoses.
U.S. top court rejects Texas veterinarian’s pet-care advice case
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal filed by a retired Texas veterinarian who argued that a state law barring him from providing pet-care advice online and over the telephone violated his free-speech rights under…
Juror in N.Y. lawmaker’s corruption trial asks to quit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A juror considering whether to convict one of New York’s most powerful politicians of corruption on Monday asked to be removed from the jury, the second such request made to the judge in the high-profile trial over the past week.
Trio lose appeal of New York City payroll project fraud convictions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected three men’s bids to reverse their convictions for lining their own pockets while overhauling New York City’s payroll system.
Target website down on Cyber Monday traffic
(Reuters) – Discount retailer Target Corp’s website was down due to heavy traffic on Cyber Monday.
Oklahoma governor declares state of emergency after storms hit state
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – Governor Mary Fallin has declared a state of emergency in Oklahoma after storms over the weekend caused floods, coated roads with ice and left about 60,000 customers without power on Monday.
Two-thirds of Americans want U.S. to back global climate deal: NYT/CBS poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Two-thirds of Americans think the United States should join a legally binding global climate change agreement, a poll by CBS News and the New York Times released on Monday said.
Ford says to incur $600 million expense in 2015 from U.S. union pact
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Monday it will incur a $600 million expense this year tied to its new four-year contract with the United Auto Workers union in the United States.
