As Supreme Court Obamacare case looms, Republicans split on response
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Republicans face a potential political backlash from voters if the Supreme Court rules soon against President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, and are split over what to do about it, with some calling on the Obama adm…
Oklahoma ex-councilman arrested for using prisoners to steal copper
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A former councilman from an Oklahoma City suburb has been arrested for hiring inmates to steal copper from tornado sirens, leaving a twister-prone area without a working warning system, police said on Thursday.
Boston man slain by police showed no signs of radicalization: family
BOSTON (Reuters) – The family of a Boston man shot and killed by police after officers attempted to question him in connection with a terrorism investigation said on Thursday they had seen no sign that Usamaah Abdullah Rahim had developed radical views…
Kentucky businessman gets 12 years prison for ‘vortex of fraud’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Kentucky businessman was sentenced on Thursday to 12 years in federal prison for a series of massive frauds, including a $53 million tax scheme, the bribing of bank officials and the defrauding of bank and insurance regulators.
U.S. judge rejects bid by Massey ex-CEO to drop mine blast charges
(Reuters) – A federal judge has denied nine motions to dismiss charges against former Massey Energy Chief Executive Officer Don Blankenship related to a 2010 mine explosion in West Virginia that killed 29 people.
Two Texans guilty of selling illegal immigrants entry to fake Native American tribe
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Two Texans have pleaded guilty in federal court to selling illegal immigrants admission to a non-recognized Native American tribe, telling them it would allow them to remain in the United States, officials said on Thursday.
N.Y. court grants law license to undocumented immigrant
(Reuters) – A New York appeals court has granted a law license to an undocumented immigrant who came to the U.S. as a child, ruling in one of the first cases of its kind that immigration status has little to do with practicing law.
Sweet Briar backers urge Virginia high court to keep women’s college open
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Attorneys for all-women Sweet Briar College asked the Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday to bar the closing of the embattled college and to appoint a trustee to run the 114-year-old school.
U.S. lawmakers eyeing stronger protections for pregnant workers
(Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to boost protections for pregnant workers in response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that revived discrimination claims by a former United Parcel Service Inc dri…
Barnard joins other women’s colleges in admitting transgender women
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Barnard College said on Thursday that it would begin accepting transgender women for the first time, joining a growing number of women’s schools that have put similar policies in place this year.
