Illinois lawmakers reject right-to-work, send message to governor
(Reuters) – Illinois Democratic lawmakers rejected their own right-to-work bill on Thursday in a symbolic vote meant to send a message to Republican Governor Bruce Rauner, who says he wants union membership to be voluntary.
FBI arrests Iraqi immigrant for lying about ties to Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Thursday arrested an Iraqi immigrant to the United States who traveled to Syria for allegedly lying to investigators about pledging allegiance to the leader of Islamic State, a court documen…
North Carolina city settles police shooting lawsuit for $2.25 million
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – The city of Charlotte has agreed to pay $2.25 million to the family of Jonathan Ferrell, an unarmed black man shot and killed by a white police officer two years ago, in a civil settlement announced Thursday.
Connecticut police say prisoner linked to bodies found behind mall
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut prisoner who pleaded guilty to manslaughter a decade ago is now a suspect in the deaths of seven other people, including four whose bodies were found behind a shopping mall this week, police said on Thursday.
Deal to restock Texas ice cream may melt $10,000/tub black market
DALLAS (Reuters) – A thriving black market for Blue Bell ice cream recalled over Listeria concerns that saw asking prices of up to $10,000 a tub looked set to collapse on Thursday after the maker reached an agreement with Texas to bring its products ba…
Atlanta billboards urging ‘Don’t Run’ from police criticized
ATLANTA (Reuters) – New billboards advising Atlanta residents to “Stay Calm, Don’t Run” during encounters with law enforcement drew rebuke this week from City Council members and police who say the campaign sends the wrong message.
Westchester, NY hospital pays $18.8 million to settle U.S. kickback case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Westchester Medical Center agreed to pay $18.8 million and admit to misconduct to settle a U.S. lawsuit accusing the suburban New York hospital operator of violating a federal anti-kickback law and defrauding Medicare, federal pros…
No sentence after first full day of Boston bombing jury deliberations
BOSTON (Reuters) – The first full day of jury deliberations in the Boston Marathon bombing trial ended on Thursday without a decision on whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev would be sentenced to death or to life in prison for the deadly 2013 attack.
U.S. lawmakers blast Secret Service’s ‘culture of fear’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service has pervasive problems and a deep-seated culture of fear and retaliation, U.S. lawmakers said on Thursday at a hearing to investigate how two senior agents drove a government car into White House barricade…
Minnesota jury convicts Final Exit group of assisting 2007 suicide
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A jury on Thursday found the national right-to-die group Final Exit Network guilty of assisting a Minnesota woman’s suicide in 2007 and interfering with a death scene, prosecutors said.
