Lexington becomes second Kentucky city to approve minimum wage hike
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Reuters) – Officials in Lexington, Kentucky, voted on Thursday to increase the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by the year 2018, becoming the second city in the southern state to pass a minimum wage law.
More than 500,000 people homeless in the United States: report
(Reuters) – More than 500,000 people – a quarter of them children – were homeless in the United States this year amid scarce affordable housing across much of the nation, according to a study released on Thursday.
Court allows undocumented women to join Obama immigration appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Thursday allowed three undocumented immigrant women in Texas to join the Obama administration in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a program that would shield millions of immigrations from deportatio…
South Dakota man gets life in prison for death of NFL star’s son
(Reuters) – A South Dakota judge sentenced a Sioux Falls man to life in prison on Thursday for killing the 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson in 2013, the Argus-Leader newspaper reported.Joseph Patterson, 29, was convicted…
U.S. clears genetically modified salmon for human consumption
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health regulators on Thursday cleared the way for a type of genetically engineered Atlantic salmon to be farmed for human consumption – the first such approval for an animal whose DNA has been scientifically modified.
Massachusetts to ban fantasy sports for people under 21
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts would prohibit people under the age of 21 from playing paid fantasy sports games under a proposed set of regulations for the fast-growing, multibillion-dollar industry laid out on Thursday by state Attorney General Maur…
Texas man charged with killing six at campsite
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas man was charged on Thursday with killing six people, including a child, at an east Texas campsite over the weekend, prosecutors said.
U.S. Secret Service agent accused of sexting deemed flight risk: prosecutors
(Reuters) – A White House Secret Service officer accused of sending naked pictures of himself to an undercover police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl should be held until trial, prosecutors said on Thursday.
District of Columbia pays $16.7 million over false imprisonment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The District of Columbia agreed on Thursday to pay $16.65 million to a man who spent 27 years in prison for a rape and murder he did not commit, the city’s attorney general said.
Colorado man who threatened college faces federal gun charges
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado man who threatened to shoot people at a community college before burning it down has been indicted on federal weapons charges after he was found to own an assault rifle, handgun and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, prosec…
