Virginia governor envisions economy for state’s ‘new reality’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe shared his vision for a new economy for the state in his annual address on Wednesday, while raising a rallying cry for the Democratic party’s leading issues.
Pope says to canonize Junipero Serra during U.S. visit
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Thursday that during his trip to the United States in September he would canonize Junipero Serra, a missionary who brought Christianity to the west of the United States in the 1700s.
NY union boss leading revolt against mayor faces own rebellion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hours after two New York policemen were shot dead in their patrol car last month, police union boss Pat Lynch accused the mayor of having “blood on his hands.” Lynch’s attack was prompted by what many police officers saw as the may…
Washington state school, scene of 2014 shooting, cleared after bomb threat
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state high school that was the scene of a shooting rampage last October received the all clear after being evacuated on Wednesday over a bomb threat, the school district said.
Ohio man arrested for planning attack on U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Ohio man claiming sympathy with Islamic State militants was arrested and charged on Wednesday in connection with a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol with guns and bombs, court documents disclosed.
U.S. court rules horse association free to reject clones from registry
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that the country’s leading quarter horse association can reject cloned horses from its prestigious registry.
Businessman accused in Navy corruption case may change not-guilty plea
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Leonard Glenn Francis, a Malaysian businessman accused of bribing high-ranking U.S. Navy officers to steer millions of dollars of contract services to his company, may change his not-guilty plea on Thursday, court documents show.
U.S. Secret Service dumping senior officials after security lapses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Secret Service will remove four senior officials while another has opted to retire, the latest shake-up after a series of security lapses at the agency charged with protecting the president, an agency official said on We…
Labor groups file suit to stop Kentucky county right-to-work law
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Nine labor unions filed suit in a Kentucky federal court late on Wednesday to stop a county from enacting right-to-work legislation they say violates the National Labor Relations Act.
Colorado church would not show video of lesbian couple at funeral, family says
DENVER (Reuters) – Family and friends of a deceased lesbian woman complained on social media on Wednesday over what they said was a Colorado church’s refusal to allow a slideshow during Vanessa Collier’s funeral depicting images of her kissing her fiancée.
