Top U.S. officials brief House Democrats on Pacific trade pact
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. officials on Tuesday briefed Democrats in the House of Representatives on a Pacific trade pact, as the administration pushed to overcome skepticism about trade deals among members of President Barack Obama’s own party…
Pennsylvania governor proposes tax system revamp in $29.9 billion budget
HARRISBURG, Penn. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf proposed a $29.9 billion budget on Tuesday that includes $2.5 billion of net tax increases for fiscal 2016.
Engineer from California train derailment has died, police say
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 62-year-old train engineer who was hospitalized after a train crash and derailment last week in Southern California has died, in the first fatality from the incident that left about 50 people injured, police said on Tuesday.
Oklahoma House passes bill to use nitrogen gas for executions
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday allowing nitrogen gas as a means of execution, a measure that comes after a troubled lethal injection last year raised questions about how the state executes inmat…
Ohio gay rights activist charged with making hoax kidnap claim
(Reuters) – An Ohio gay rights activist was charged early Tuesday with falsely claiming he had been kidnapped and his family was in danger, setting off a police search in the Cincinnati area, authorities said.
Ferguson officials meeting with U.S. DOJ on police department probe
(Reuters) – Ferguson city officials were meeting with the U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday to go over the results of a federal probe of the city’s police department, an investigation sparked by the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Augu…
U.S. trial of suspected al Qaeda operative heads to jury
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jury deliberations began Tuesday in the trial of a Pakistani man accused by U.S. authorities of participating in an al Qaeda plot to attack targets in Europe and the United States.
U.S. satellite likely exploded after temperature spike: Air Force
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A U.S. military weather satellite appears to have exploded while in orbit last month after a sudden temperature spike in its power system, producing 43 pieces of new space debris, the Air Force said on Tuesday.
Federal agency cancels sensitive U.S. patent program
(Reuters) – The United States Patent and Trademark Office has canceled a largely unknown but controversial program that flagged “sensitive” patent applications for heavier scrutiny, saying it was of minimal benefit.
Vermont town seeks to lower voting age to 16, from 18
(Reuters) – A left-leaning town in southern Vermont is taking up on Tuesday a referendum to extend the right to vote in local elections to teenagers as young as 16, but even if the measure passes it would still require the state legislature’s approval….
