Connecticut mayor drops re-election bid in boost for ex-con rival
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – The mayor of Bridgeport said on Tuesday he will not seek re-election in November after missing a key paperwork deadline, raising the chances that his ex-convict rival will take back the post in Connecticut’s largest city.
Oklahoma to remove Ten Commandments monument from Capitol by October 12
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma commission voted on Tuesday to remove a privately funded granite monument of the Ten Commandments from the State Capitol grounds, after a judge ordered its removal by Oct. 12.
Georgia board rejects female death row inmate’s clemency bid
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia’s parole board denied a request for clemency by the lone woman on the state’s death row, just hours before her scheduled execution on Tuesday for her role in her husband’s murder.
Republicans, Planned Parenthood square off in Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. congressional Republicans on Tuesday challenged Planned Parenthood’s eligibility for federal funds, while the health organization’s president said defunding it would restrict women’s access to care and disproportionately hur…
Homicide ruled in case of New York newborn tossed from window
(Reuters) – The death of a newborn baby girl tossed from a New York apartment building was ruled a homicide, authorities said on Tuesday.
U.S. consumer agency slams student loan servicers, eyes reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer watchdog reported widespread failures in the servicing of student loans on Tuesday and urged new rules to protect borrowers.
Recent U.S. grads less likely to see college as worth it: survey
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Recent U.S. college graduates are significantly less likely to think their education was worth the expense, amid concerns about growing tuition costs and student debt, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Two arrested in California after woman found beaten, malnourished in shed
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man and his girlfriend who prosecutors say kept his sister locked in a storage shed in the Southern California community of Lancaster have been charged with torture and false imprisonment, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Baltimore judge schedules police trials in black man’s death
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A Baltimore judge on Tuesday set trial dates, the first beginning in November, for six police officers charged in the death of a black man from an injury suffered in police custody, an event that triggered protests, arson and riot…
U.S. workers sue Monsanto claiming herbicide caused cancer
(Reuters) – A U.S. farm worker and a horticultural assistant have filed lawsuits claiming Monsanto Co.’s Roundup herbicide caused their cancers and Monsanto intentionally misled the public and regulators about the dangers of the herbicide.
