N.J. Supreme Court to release pension case decision on Tuesday
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey’s Supreme Court will release its decision on Tuesday on whether Governor Chris Christie violated public pensioners’ contractual rights when he slashed $1.6 billion from the state’s fiscal 2015 public pension contribution…
Congregations fight in court for ownership of historic Rhode Island synagogue
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) – A long-running dispute over the ownership of the oldest U.S. synagogue played out in court on Monday as leaders of the New York congregation that holds the deed to the historic Rhode Island house of worship said they were h…
Maryland lawmakers begin hearings on police reforms after riot
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Reuters) – A Maryland legislative task force began hearings on Monday on law-enforcement reforms, spurred by the death of a black man from injuries in Baltimore police custody.
California teen accepted to all Ivy League schools picks Yale: report
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Southern California teenager, the son of Mexican immigrants, who was accepted to all eight Ivy League universities in a rare feat, has decided to attend Yale, local media reported on Monday.
Worst U.S. bird flu outbreak in history expands to Michigan
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Michigan on Monday said Canadian geese in the state tested positive for a lethal strain of bird flu, bringing the worst outbreak of the disease in U.S. history to a 21st state.
Boston prosecutors release video of police shooting of man in terrorism probe
BOSTON (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Boston on Monday released a video of the fatal police shooting last week of a man who had been under surveillance in a terrorism investigation, showing officers initially retreating before opening fire.
Seattle police dismantle anti-Shell protest tent: activists
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle activists say police have dismantled a tent on Monday used as a staging area to organize local protests over Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s use of the city’s port as a home base for a drilling rig that could depart this week for th…
Florida doctor tied to Senator Menendez corruption case to have bail set
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida doctor accused of giving lavish gifts to U.S. Senator Robert Menendez in a corruption case was due back in federal court Monday to have bail set on separate Medicare fraud charges.
South Carolina ex-police officer indicted in death of black man
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white former police officer accused of fatally shooting a black man in the back as he ran from a traffic stop in South Carolina was indicted by a grand jury on a murder charge on Monday, a prosecutor said.
Protesters gather outside Los Angeles mayor’s house over police shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – About a dozen demonstrators gathered outside the home of the Los Angeles mayor on Monday to protest against an apparent preliminary decision to clear two police officers in the shooting death last year of an unarmed black man.
