New law reduces testing at Florida public schools
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – Governor Rick Scott signed legislation rolling back testing in Florida public schools on Tuesday but said the new law was no rebuke to former governor and possible presidential candidate, Jeb Bush, who championed school grading …
Missouri appoints new state auditor after suicide of predecessor
(Reuters) – Missouri’s governor named a 32-year-old county treasurer as the new state auditor on Tuesday, following the February suicide of the previous official holding the position.
U.S. court lifts injunction against Wal-Mart over gun sale proposal
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday said Wal-Mart Stores Inc will not be required to let shareholders vote at its annual meeting on a proposal to force tighter oversight of its sale of high-capacity guns.
Twin toddlers drown in Arizona canal after mother lets go of stroller to swat bee
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Two 18-month-old twin boys drowned in a canal in western Arizona after their mother stopped to swat a bee and their stroller fell into the fast-moving waters, police said on Tuesday.
Western Kentucky suspends swim team five years for hazing
(Reuters) – Western Kentucky University on Tuesday suspended its swimming and diving program for five years after an investigation found widespread abuses involving hazing and alcohol abuse.
Durst pleads not guilty to federal gun charge in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Real estate scion Robert Durst, who has been charged with murder in California, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a federal gun charge stemming from his arrest last month in New Orleans.
Lawyers vet jurors for Colorado cinema massacre case
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Lawyers in Colorado’s cinema massacre case questioned the last prospective jurors on Tuesday before opening statements scheduled this month in the murder trial of gunman James Holmes.
Exclusive: Wary of natural disaster, NY Fed bulks up in Chicago
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York branch of the U.S. Federal Reserve, wary that a natural disaster or other eventuality could shut down its market operations as it approaches an interest rate hike, has added staff and bulked up its satellite office in …
Prison sentences for eight former Atlanta educators in test-cheating scandal
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Eight former Atlanta public school educators were ordered on Tuesday to serve between one and seven years in prison for their convictions on racketeering charges in one of the nation’s largest test-cheating scandals.
Battery charge against U.S. judge dropped, angering congresswoman
(Reuters) – A misdemeanor charge against a federal judge accused of beating his wife in an Atlanta hotel room in August 2014 has been dropped, a court official said on Tuesday, prompting an angry reaction from a U.S. congresswoman who has called for hi…
