Texas judge’s immigration rebuke may be hard to challenge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s administration faces a difficult and possibly lengthy legal battle to overturn a Texas court ruling that blocked his landmark immigration overhaul, since the judge based his decision on an obscure and unset…
Tennessee man charged with fraud for fake Newtown charity
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Tennessee man who U.S. prosecutors contend set up a fraudulent charity tied to the 2012 massacre at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school will face wire-fraud charges, federal officials said.
Philadelphia could get first new charter schools in seven years
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Philadelphia’s financially distressed school district, one of the country’s biggest battlegrounds over the expansion of charter schools, will learn on Wednesday whether new charter schools will be approved for the first time in…
Owner of cabin razed during manhunt of ex-cop to get $200,000: newspaper
(Reuters) – The owner of a mountain cabin razed during a deadly standoff involving a fugitive former Los Angeles police officer will be paid $200,000, the San Bernardino County Sun newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Beagle named Miss P wins 139th Westminster dog show
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bouncy 15-inch beagle named Miss P won the top honor at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday, besting more than 2,700 competitors.
U.S. labor secretary joins talks in West Coast ports dispute
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. Labor Secretary Tom Perez on Tuesday urged shipping company executives and union leaders for 20,000 dockworkers to settle a contract dispute that has led to months of clogged cargo traffic and other disruptions at 29 West C…
Beagle named Miss P wins 139th Westminster dog show
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 15-inch beagle named Miss P won the top honor at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday, besting more than 2,700 competitors.
U.S. Coast Guard rescues 26 from vessel stuck in Antarctic ice
(Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued an Australian fishing vessel carrying 26 people that had been stranded in icy Antarctic seas since last week, the Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
Hawaii tropical fish collector spared jail after scuba scuffle
(Reuters) – A Hawaii diver who was catching tropical fish when he faced off underwater with a conservationist and ripped the breathing apparatus from her mouth pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a charge stemming from the scuba diving scuffle, a prosecutor s…
Son of California ex-governor Schwarzenegger involved in road run-in: police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The eldest son of California’s ex-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and journalist Maria Shriver was struck in his car in Los Angeles during a confrontation with another driver, but was not hurt, police said on Tuesday.
