Bill to ease Chicago pension payments heads to final vote
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) – A bill to give Chicago some financial breathing room by restructuring its contributions to retirement funds for city public safety workers headed to a final vote in the Illinois Legislature after passing the full House…
Mormon leader L. Tom Perry dies at 92, opposed same-sex marriage
(Reuters) – Mormon leader L. Tom Perry, the oldest member of the faith’s highest governing body and who spoke against same-sex marriage, died from cancer on Saturday at age 92, the church said.
More flooding in Texas after storms, death toll hits 23
DALLAS/SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Rain caused flooding on roads in parts of Texas on Saturday, an official said, after severe weather killed at least 23 people during the week and prompted U.S. President Barack Obama to declare a disaster in the state.
Man shot to death in confrontation with Oklahoma troopers during flood
(Reuters) – A man was shot to death by at least one Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper after he was told to get away from rising flood waters on a road and began fighting with a trooper, an official said on Saturday.
Rollback of U.S. spy powers would mark post-9/11 watershed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At 3:59 p.m. EDT on Sunday, the National Security Agency and telecommunications companies will begin mothballing a once-secret system that collected Americans’ bulk telephone records, shutting down computers and sealing off wareh…
Hawaiian fisherman dies in struggle with swordfish he speared
(Reuters) – A Hawaiian fisherman died when a swordfish he had speared in a harbor on the Big Island struck him in the chest with its sharp bill, officials said.
TLC’s Duggars to appear in Fox News interview to discuss scandal
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, the father and mother in TLC reality show “19 Kids and Counting,” said on their website on Saturday they would soon appear in a Fox News interview, where they will address allegations that their son …
FBI says working to fix errors in DNA-matching data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Saturday it had discovered errors on its database of DNA profiles used to determine the likelihood that DNA from a crime scene matches a suspect.
Obama says ‘handful of senators’ blocking surveillance reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama warned on Friday that surveillance powers used to prevent attacks on Americans could lapse at midnight on Sunday unless “a handful of senators” stop standing in the way of reform legislation.
U.S.-Egyptian released from Egypt jail: family
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian-American jailed in Egypt for nearly two years for involvement in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood has been released and is headed for the United States, his family said on Saturday.
