Washington governor overturns plan to expand cougar hunting
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Washington’s governor has overturned a decision by wildlife managers to expand cougar hunting in the Pacific Northwest state, siding with animal rights advocates seeking to protect the solitary felines.
Obama to target nation’s heroin problem on West Virginia trip
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention to the growing U.S. heroin problem on Wednesday on a trip to West Virginia, which has the nation’s highest drug overdose death rate.
Police responding to reported suspicious substance near Congress: ABC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Capitol Police are responding to reports of a suspicious substance at one entrance of the Cannon congressional building, the ABC News affiliate in Washington reported on Wednesday.
‘Escape rooms’ challenge Americans with puzzling adventures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Dental lab technician Jon Choi and his friends celebrated his birthday this month under pressure: they were locked together in a small “escape room” and had to solve a series of puzzles to achieve their freedom within 60 minutes….
NY federal prosecutor probes daily fantasy sports business: WSJ
(Reuters) – Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara is investigating whether the business model behind daily fantasy sports companies such as DraftKings Inc and FanDuel Inc violates federal law, the Wall Street Journal reported.
New York City police officer killed pursuing suspect in East Harlem
(Reuters) – A New York City police officer was shot and killed late on Tuesday while pursuing a suspected armed robber close to a busy road in the city’s East Harlem neighborhood, police said on Tuesday.
U.S. adds charges against Macau billionaire in U.N. bribe case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors unveiled more charges against a billionaire Macau real estate developer and three others accused of engaging in a bribery scheme involving a former president of the United Nations General Assembly.
Apple tells U.S. judge ‘impossible’ to unlock new iPhones
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc told a U.S. judge that accessing data stored on a locked iPhone would be “impossible” with devices using its latest operating system, but the company has the “technical ability” to help law enforcement unlock older phones…
Arkansas capital renames street long known as Confederate Boulevard
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Little Rock, Arkansas, the scene of pivotal civil rights struggles, said farewell to Confederate Boulevard on Tuesday when its board of directors renamed the street to honor an African-American family prominent in the area…
Lawmakers in deal on extending rail safety deadline: senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers from the House of Representatives and Senate have reached an agreement to extend a Dec. 31 deadline for railroads to implement new safety technology, a leading Republican senator said on Tuesday.
