Atlantic City escapes tax rise in 2015 budget approved by state
TRENTON, N.J. (Reuters) – Atlantic City, New Jersey’s struggling gambling hub, won state approval on Tuesday to adopt a 2015 budget balanced without tax increases.
Los Angeles calls homelessness an emergency, unveils $100 million plan
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles officials on Tuesday called homelessness an “emergency” in the city and proposed spending $100 million to provide permanent housing and shelters for the city’s 26,000 indigent.
Pope arrives for first visit to United States
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland (Reuters) – Pope Francis, fresh off his trip to Cuba, arrived by plane at a military base outside of Washington on Tuesday to begin his first visit to the United States.
NYC knife law challenge is revived by U.S. appeals court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit seeking to stop New York City from enforcing a law against carrying certain knives too broadly, and unfairly prosecuting people who carry ordinary pocket knives.
Taps may sound for New York Military Academy, Trump’s alma mater
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Military Academy, a 126-year-old preparatory school that counts billionaire Donald Trump among its graduates, faces the prospect of shutting its doors for good unless it can complete a deal to avoid a bankruptcy auction la…
Exclusive: Americans overpaying hugely for cancer drugs – study
(Reuters) – Americans are paying way over the odds for some modern cancer drugs, with pharmaceutical companies charging up to 600 times what the medicines cost to make, according to an independent academic study.
White House seeks answers from China on U.S. woman detained in spy probe
BEIJING/AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The White House has contacted China’s Foreign Ministry over the detention of an American businesswoman accused of spying, a spokesman said on Tuesday, in a case that blew up just as President Xi Jinping began a visit t…
Billionaire Chinese developer paid others for ‘unlawful activities’: U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The right-hand man to a billionaire Chinese real estate developer arrested by U.S. authorities for smuggling $4.5 million into the country has admitted the money was used to pay people for “unlawful activities,” a federal prosecuto…
Illinois man accused of trying to join Islamic State may face trial
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday said he wanted to set a trial date for a Chicago-area man accused of trying to provide support to Islamic State militants, as prosecutors and the defense failed to reach a plea deal in the case.
Oklahoma man discovers he was shot twice after celebrating birthday: police
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma man who had consumed large amounts of alcohol at his birthday party at a pool hall discovered when he returned home that he had been shot twice, police said on Tuesday.
