Minnesota banks on higher taxes, minimum wage as script for growth
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – It is too early to tell how a recent round of tax hikes and a minimum wage increase will play out in Minnesota, a state where liberal and conservative forces have often swapped control and policies.
New Jersey man charged with killing seven in two states
(Reuters) – A New Jersey man has been charged with shooting and killing seven people and wounding an eighth in a weeks-long rampage across two states, prosecutors said on Thursday.
San Francisco braces for traffic nightmare near Golden Gate Bridge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco residents were bracing for several days of snarled traffic after a key approach to the Golden Gate Bridge was closed on Thursday to allow crews to complete work on a major new access route to the iconic span.
Former Utah teacher sentenced to up to 30 years for student sex assaults
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A former Utah high school teacher who admitted to sexually abusing three teenage boys with whom she carried on relationships would serve at least two years, and up to three decades, in prison under a sentence handed down by a…
Super Bowl-winning quarterback Ken Stabler dead at 69
(Reuters) – Super Bowl-winning Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken “The Snake” Stabler has died at the age of 69, his family announced on Thursday.
Site of burned Ferguson, Missouri, store to be Urban League center
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – A new community center will be built on the site of a former convenience store that burned 11 months ago in rioting that followed the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri….
Facing spending squeeze, U.S. Army plans to cut thousands of soldiers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Army unveiled a long-awaited plan on Thursday for cutting the military service by nearly 60,000 soldiers and civilians, a budget-driven reduction it said would touch nearly every Army installation in the United States an…
Former Washington-area FBI agent sentenced for evidence tampering
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former FBI agent who admitted using heroin seized in drug busts in the Washington area, leading to the dismissal of several major drug-trafficking cases, was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison.
Proposed California e-cigarette regulations die in legislature
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A bill aimed at regulating electronic cigarettes in California has died in the state legislature, its author said on Thursday.
Millions more Americans hit by government personnel data hack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Data breaches at the U.S. government’s personnel management agency by hackers, with suspicions centering on China, involves millions more people than previously estimated, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
