Two California men plead not guilty to financial fraud in Islamic State case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two Southern California men accused of conspiring to travel to the Middle East to join the Islamic State pleaded not guilty on Monday to financial fraud charges connected with their alleged attempts to support the militant group…
Tests show no contamination from fire at Nevada waste site
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Air quality testing following an industrial fire at a disposal site for hazardous and low-level radioactive waste in Nevada has found no contamination in the area, leading authorities on Monday to reopen a highway closed by the mi…
Saudi prince will not face felony charge in Beverly Hills sex assault case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Saudi prince accused of trying to sexually assault a worker at a Beverly Hills estate will not face a felony charge in the case, the Los Angeles County prosecutor’s office said on Monday, though he still could face misdemeanor…
Ex-NBA star Lamar Odom moved to Los Angeles for treatment: report
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former pro basketball star Lamar Odom, hospitalized in Nevada for nearly a week after collapsing in a brothel where officials said he had used cocaine, was reportedly discharged on Monday and sent to a Los Angeles-area facility …
U.S. announces task force to develop drone registry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration said on Monday that it would require drone owners to register their unmanned aircraft as part of an effort to curtail rogue drone flights that pose a danger to commercial aircraft and crowded public venue…
U.S. appeals court upholds core of N.Y., Connecticut gun laws
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday upheld parts of New York and Connecticut gun control laws banning semiautomatic assault rifles and large-capacity magazines, ruling the measures passed after a 2012 school massacre did not violate …
Texas defunds Planned Parenthood clinics, but Louisiana ordered to pay
DALLAS/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Texas on Monday barred Planned Parenthood from receiving state Medicaid money, the latest setback for the women’s healthcare provider since it became embroiled in controversy over undercover videos about its handling of f…
Ohio delays executions into 2017 due to lack of lethal drugs
(Reuters) – Ohio on Monday delayed all scheduled executions until 2017 at the earliest because of difficulty obtaining the drugs necessary to carry out lethal injections, the state’s corrections department said.
Illinois credit rating downgraded, budget fight cited
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ credit standing took another hit on Monday as Fitch Ratings downgraded the state’s rating for the first time on Governor Bruce Rauner’s watch, citing the deterioration of state finances during a four-month budget impasse.
U.S. Treasury Secretary met with Puerto Rico interest groups
SAN JUAN/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Monday met with Puerto Rican and Hispanic interest groups to talk about the U.S. territory’s fiscal problems and address the administration’s efforts to help speed its economic recovery,…
