Illinois budget ills threaten state armored car, garbage pickups
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The newest casualties of Illinois’ long-running budget impasse could be garbage pickup at the state Capitol, lights in state offices and armored truck service that moves large cash shipments out of drivers license facilities, Secretary of State Jesse White warned on Friday.
U.S. court to revisit Guantanamo detainee’s conspiracy conviction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday agreed to reconsider a June decision that threw out the last remaining conviction of a Yemeni man described as a publicist for al Qaeda who was prosecuted before a special military tribunal at the U…
Caitlyn Jenner has name, gender change officially approved in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner, who is one of the biggest stars in reality television, had her name and gender change officially approved on Friday by a Los Angeles County judge.
Evidence tampering claims in NHL star Kane’s rape case a hoax: prosecutor
(Reuters) – A prosecutor looking into allegations of sexual assault by NHL star Patrick Kane in New York said on Friday claims of evidence tampering was an “elaborate hoax” by the alleged victim’s mother and that the case’s rape kit was secure and in p…
Exclusive: Macau billionaire jailed in U.S. subpoenaed in foreign bribery probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A billionaire Macau developer arrested for lying to U.S. customs officials about why he brought $4.5 million in cash into the United States was subpoenaed in 2014 as part of a separate foreign bribery investigation, a source famili…
U.S., Chinese first ladies name newest panda at Washington zoo
Washington (Reuters) – The last time a newly born giant panda was named at the Smithsonian National Zoo, it took nearly three weeks and more than 100,000 online submissions. But when you are the first ladies of China and the United States, you get some…
California draws $10 million from reserves for wildfire debris removal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown on Friday directed $10 million from the state’s budget reserve to help pay for the removal of huge amounts of burned debris left in the wake of two massive wildfires, the administration said.
Police arrest California teen caught on video hitting visually impaired boy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police in Southern California have arrested a high school student who was caught on video appearing to strike a visually impaired classmate, before he himself was punched to the ground by another student, authorities said.
Arizona prison sicknesses caused by salmonella: official
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A salmonella-tainted salad served at a northeastern Arizona prison caused 241 inmates and three employees to become ill this month, a spokesman said on Friday.
Pennsylvania man who killed caseworker gets life in prison
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A psychiatric patient who shot and killed his caseworker before exchanging gunfire with his doctor in a Philadelphia-area hospital was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without parole.
