Movement to break up tiny Caribou, Maine, takes step forward
AUGUSTA, Maine (Reuters) – A group of residents of Caribou, Maine, who want to break away from the city of 7,952 people citing high taxes took their first formal step towards secession on Tuesday when officials confirmed they had enough signatures to b…
Obama vetoes Republican bid to block union election rules
(Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday vetoed a measure by Republicans in Congress that would have blocked a government labor agency’s rules designed to speed up the time it takes to unionize workers.
Admitted Connecticut prom killer enters insanity plea
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A 17-year-old Connecticut boy who admitted nearly a year ago that he stabbed a female classmate to death in a school hallway hours before their junior prom pleaded not guilty due to insanity on Tuesday.
Armed man caught after taking hostages at Pennsylvania firehouse
(Reuters) – An armed suspect believed to be a former firefighter was apprehended on Tuesday after taking four firefighters hostage inside a suburban Philadelphia firehouse, officials said.
Albanian police chief quits, Interpol officers arrested
TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania’s chief of police resigned and two Albanian Interpol officials were arrested on Tuesday after it emerged that an extradition request issued by Belgium for an Albanian lawmaker belonging to the ruling coalition had been suppre…
Prominent gay rights advocate to argue landmark U.S. marriage case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lawyers advocating for a right to gay marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court announced on Tuesday they had chosen Mary Bonauto, a longtime champion of gay legal rights, to argue the landmark case on April 28.
U.S. top court says medical providers can’t sue states over Medicaid funding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in a case from Idaho that private medical providers that deliver residential care services cannot sue a state in try to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates to deal with rising medical costs.
Florida jogger wearing headphones killed by train
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida jogger wearing headphones was struck and killed by an Amtrak train, apparently unable to hear the conductor sounding the horn, authorities said on Tuesday.
Mother charged with murdering toddler son in NYC bathroom
(Reuters) – A mother was charged with murder after she locked herself in the bathroom of a New York City restaurant on Monday with her one-year-old son, who was later pronounced dead, police said.
Suspect in massive Los Angeles arson fire seen in video: L.A. Times
(Reuters) – A suspect who sparked a massive arson fire last year that gutted a multi-story apartment complex under construction in Los Angeles was captured on surveillance tape reviewed by authorities, the Los Angeles Times reported on Monday.
