Thousands of Seattle teachers to hold one-day walkout over pay, class sizes
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Thousands of Seattle teachers have voted to walk out of class later this month, joining educators in nearly 30 districts across Washington state staging rolling one-day strikes for better pay and smaller class sizes, the union said …
Obama nominates new top U.S. military officers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday nominated Marine General Joseph Dunford as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, praising him as a leader who helped shape the changing role of U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
U.S. right to use cell phone location data in Florida case: court
MIAMI (Reuters) – Authorities did not violate a south Florida man’s rights when his cell phone location data was used as evidence to convict him for his role in a string of armed robberies, a federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday.
Ohio man arrested in Florida after 56 years on run
(Reuters) – An Ohio man who walked away from a prison farm in 1959 while serving sentence related to a manslaughter conviction has been arrested in Florida, authorities said on Tuesday.
New York holds special congressional election to replace Grimm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Yorkers voted in a special election to replace disgraced Representative Michael Grimm on Tuesday,
Obama says inequality facing minority men behind unrest in Baltimore, Ferguson
(Reuters) – Following a week of racially charged protests in Baltimore, U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said that the residual effects of racism have built up over time and created inequality.
Los Angeles sues Wells Fargo, alleges unlawful conduct: LA Times
(Reuters) – The city of Los Angeles has sued Wells Fargo & Co, accusing the bank of driving its employees to open unauthorized customer accounts, charging them “bogus” fees and damaging their credit, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Cleveland police officer’s trial on fatal shootings nears end
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cuyahoga County judge will soon decide whether a Cleveland police officer is guilty of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of two unarmed suspects after a long, high-speed chase in November 2012.
Mike Huckabee looks to social conservatives to power 2016 bid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican Mike Huckabee, a former Baptist pastor and unabashed culture warrior, enters the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday facing competition for the support of social conservatives who backed him…
Oregon lawmakers pass expanded gun background check bill
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Oregon lawmakers on Monday passed a bill that will require background checks on nearly all gun buyers in the state, which is headed to the desk of a governor who told a local newspaper she would sign the new restrictions into…
