Emanuel’s re-election present: Chicago’s fiscal nightmare is just beginning
CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rahm Emanuel may have been elected to a second term as Chicago’s mayor on Tuesday but now he faces a stark choice: inflict pain on the city’s population in the form of unpopular measures such as higher taxes or kick its pro…
In drought, Californians lacking water meters let it flow
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Broad rivers fed by Sierra Nevada snowmelt brought plentiful water to California’s agricultural heartland and a certain sense of entitlement.
Ferguson, Missouri elects two black city councillors
(Reuters) – Residents elected a black man and a black woman to Ferguson’s city council on Tuesday in the Missouri city’s first municipal election since a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teen, triggering months of sometimes violent pr…
Mommy blogger faces life in prison for NY son’s salt-poisoning murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A suburban New York woman convicted of poisoning her 5-year-old son with salt so that she could bask in social media attention could be sentenced to life in prison when she appears at a state court on Wednesday.
Texas judge refuses to lift block on Obama immigration plan
(Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas has refused to lift a temporary block on a White House immigration plan that would have shielded millions of illegal immigrants from deportation, court documents show.
White South Carolina policeman charged with murdering black man
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – A white South Carolina police officer was arrested and charged with murder on Tuesday after a video showed him shooting eight times at the back of a 50-year-old black man who was running away after a traffic stop and died a…
Power line break puts out the lights in Washington, D.C
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A power line broke loose at an electrical substation near Washington on Tuesday, briefly dimming the White House, emptying museums and cutting electricity to government buildings and the U.S. Capitol for hours.
Rand Paul criticizes fellow Republicans as he launches White House bid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Rand Paul accused his fellow Republicans on Tuesday of contributing to Washington’s dysfunction, launching a 2016 White House bid with a vow to shatter the status quo and defend individual freedoms.
Sanctions, higher costs considered under California drought plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s cities and towns would be required to cut their water usage by up to 35 percent or face steep fines under proposed new rules released Tuesday, the state’s first-ever mandatory cutbacks in urban water use amid…
Connecticut study finds black drivers stopped more than whites
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – Black automobile drivers in Connecticut are stopped by police at far higher rates than white drivers and by a very wide margin in several places, according to a study released on Tuesday.
