Chicago businesses brace for potential doubling of property taxes
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has disclosed that his record property tax hike plan entails significant cuts for nearly 300,000 homeowners, leaving Chicago businesses predicting they will face hikes of up to 50 percent.
Two men found guilty of murdering U.S. Border Patrol agent
TUCSON, Ariz. (Reuters) – Two men charged with murdering a U.S. Border Patrol agent during a late-night gunbattle near the U.S.-Mexican border in 2010 were found guilty on all counts on Thursday by a federal jury in Arizona.
Gunman opens fire at Oregon college in mass killing
ROSEBURG, Ore. (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire at a community college in southern Oregon on Thursday, killing 13 people and wounding some 20 others before he was shot to death by police, state and county officials said, in the latest mass killing to r…
Hurricane Joaquin strengthens but threat to U.S. lessens
NASSAU (Reuters) – Powerful Hurricane Joaquin, which battered the Bahamas with torrential rain, powerful winds and storm surges on Thursday, is now seen as less likely to pose a major threat to the U.S. East Coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center sa…
U.S. courts toss Virginia killer’s bids to avoid execution
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A Virginia serial killer’s attempts to avoid execution on Thursday were rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court and a federal judge, and defense lawyers appealed the judge’s ruling.
New York aims to rein in Times Square’s costumed characters, topless women
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will try and impose order on the chaos of Times Square with new rules to control the costumed characters and women clad in little more than body paint who have drawn criticism for aggressive behavior in seeking tips f…
Texas mother arrested for leaving five children in feces-strewn home
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas mother has been arrested on charges of endangering her five children ranging in age from 3 months to 8 years, who were discovered last week at home alone in filth, authorities said on Thursday.
Black women booted from California wine train sue for discrimination
(Reuters) – Eleven women from a predominantly black book club who were kicked off a California wine train in August sued the company on Thursday for racial discrimination, seeking $11 million in damages.
Oklahoma seeks to halt three executions after drug mix-up
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma attorney general on Thursday sought an indefinite stay of three executions including that of Richard Glossip, whose planned execution a day earlier was stopped at the last minute because of a mix-up with lethal in…
Texas man gets life term for 1968 Pennsylvania murder
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Texas man was sentenced to life without parole in Pennsylvania on Thursday for the 1968 murder of a steel company employee in what prosecutors say is one of the oldest U.S. cold cases to result in conviction.
