Powerful New York state senator convicted of lying to FBI agents
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A powerful New York state senator was convicted on Wednesday of lying to FBI agents during a public corruption investigation, federal prosecutors said.
Washington state to appeal order to pay lawyers of inmates $1.3 million
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Washington state health officials will appeal a federal judge’s order that they pay $1.3 million in litigation costs and fees to lawyers of inmates who sued the state over the time they spent in jail without mental competency exams …
Rate of U.S. teens having sex has dropped in past 25 years: federal data
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The percentage of U.S. teenagers who have had sex has dropped significantly over the past quarter-century, with less than half of 15- to 19-year-olds reporting they had a sexual experience, according to U.S. data released on Wednes…
IKEA offers repairs for dressers after two children die
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – IKEA North America is offering repairs for 27 million chests of drawers after two children were killed when the dressers tipped over on them, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Wednesday.
LaGuardia, JFK workers suspend plans to strike Wednesday: union
(Reuters) – Command Security Corp employees who work at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport have suspended plans to strike on Wednesday, the 32BJ SEIU service workers union said.
Appeals court permanently blocks North Dakota ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday permanently blocked a North Dakota law that banned most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected, as early as six weeks after conception.
Florida man who landed gyrocopter at Capitol rejects plea deals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Florida man who flew a gyrocopter onto the U.S. Capitol grounds has rejected two plea deals and said on Wednesday his trial would be a forum on the need for campaign finance reform.
Ex-sheriff’s deputy indicted after child severely burned in raid
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A federal grand jury in Georgia on Wednesday indicted a former sheriff’s deputy involved in a drug raid that left a 19-month-old child severely burned from a flash bang grenade explosion.
FBI says still not known if Tennessee shooting suspect was radicalized
(Reuters) – The FBI still has not determined whether the suspect in the fatal shootings of five U.S. servicemen in Tennessee last week was radicalized in the run-up to the rampage, the special agent in charge of the investigation said on Wednesday.
Ferguson taps interim police chief who backs changes
(Reuters) – Ferguson, Missouri, on Wednesday named a black police commander from Arizona as its new interim chief to lead a police department that was accused by the U.S. Justice Department of widespread racial bias in its policing.
