Santa Claus elected to North Pole City Council, no sign of reindeer
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – A man with a soft white beard who prides himself on being an advocate for young children has been elected as a city councilman in North Pole, Alaska.
Philadelphia police chief who chaired Obama task force to retire
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, who led the United States’ fourth-largest police force for nearly eight years while building a national profile as a community policing expert, said on Wednesday he would retire.
Lawyers say woman was ‘reluctant’ to sue young nephew for breaking wrist
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – Attorneys for a New York City woman who sued her 12-year-old nephew, alleging that he broke her wrist while trying to hug her, said on Wednesday the woman had been “reluctant” to file the lawsuit, which provoked outrage on…
U.S. justices question Obama administration electricity markets rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday expressed doubt about whether the Obama administration had the authority to issue a regulation aimed at encouraging efficiency in the electricity market by having electrical g…
Judge blocks release of 911 calls in Charleston church shooting
(Reuters) – Graphic crime scene photographs and audio of 911 emergency phone calls made after a gunman killed nine people in a Charleston church in June will not be released to the public, a South Carolina judge ruled on Wednesday.
Three shot at party near Tennessee university campus: police
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A man refused entrance to a large Nashville house party near Tennessee State University on Wednesday responded by shooting another man in the head and wounding two others, police said.
Hundreds allowed to return home after fleeing Wyoming wildfire
(Reuters) – More than 1,000 Wyoming residents displaced by a wildfire have been allowed to return to their homes as firefighters gained the upper hand on a blaze that destroyed 13 residences and numerous outbuildings, fire officials said on Wednesday.
Illinois comptroller says bond payments prioritized, being made
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger said on Wednesday the state may have to delay or reduce a $560 million December payment to pension funds.
Michigan Catholic hospital failed to help woman with brain tumor: complaint
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday accused a Catholic hospital in Michigan of failing to provide appropriate care by refusing on religious grounds to allow a pregnant woman with a brain tumor to be sterilized.
Ex-Rabobank traders rigged Libor for ‘unfair advantage’, U.S. tells jury
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former Rabobank traders abused their positions in setting Libor interest rates to help the bank gain an “unfair advantage” trading financial products tied to the benchmark, a U.S. prosecutor said on Wednesday.
