U.S. public pensions outperform in first quarter: Wilshire
(Reuters) – U.S. public pension funds returned a median 2.19 percent in the first quarter of 2015, outperforming the 1.61 percent returns for the larger asset classes of institutional investment plans and real estate, according to a report to be releas…
Staten Island prosecutor declares victory in congressional special election
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Republican prosecutor declared victory on Tuesday night in a special election to replace disgraced U.S. Representative Michael Grimm, a month before his sentencing for federal tax evasion.
Charlie Hebdo is honored in New York under increased security
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, targeted in a deadly attack earlier this year by Islamist gunmen, was honored on Tuesday at a New York gala under heavy security, organizers said.
Chicago asks school teachers to take 7 percent pay cut: union
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three years after a public school strike, Chicago teacher contract talks are off to a rocky start, with the debt-burdened district demanding a 7 percent pay cut, union officials said on Tuesday.
U.S. Air Force says may revisit rocket plan if firms do not respond
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force may have to revisit its strategy to develop a new U.S.-fueled launch vehicle aimed at ending American reliance on Russian rocket engines if U.S. companies fail to bid to build prototypes for the government, a s…
Uber ceases Kansas operations in face of stricter oversight
(Reuters) – Ride-hailing service Uber on Tuesday said it ceased operations in Kansas after the state legislature decided to override Governor Sam Brownback’s veto of a bill that will impose stricter regulations on ride-hailing services.
Man accused of killing UVA student could now face death penalty
RICHMOND, VA. (Reuters) – A former hospital worker already charged with abducting and killing an 18-year-old University of Virginia student was hit with additional charges on Tuesday that make him eligible for the death penalty.
Colorado’s ACLU says two black men were victims of police bias
DENVER (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado will represent two African-American men who were stopped by police and detained in an encounter that was caught on video and which the organization on Tuesday described as racial profili…
U.S. probing Islamic State claims it was behind Texas cartoon attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. investigators were looking into claims by the Islamic State that it was behind a failed attack on a Texas exhibit of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad in which two gunmen were killed, but officials said on Tuesday they doubte…
Exclusive: U.S. boosts bird flu emergency funds as Hormel cuts jobs
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. government approved the use of an additional $330 million in emergency funds to help contain the worst avian influenza outbreak in U.S. history, as infected bird cases soared and hundreds of Minnesota poultry workers learne…
