Indiana lawmaker apologizes after sexting scandal: newspaper
(Reuters) – An Indiana lawmaker apologized on Tuesday following online reports that he traded sexually explicit text messages with a woman involved in a similar controversy with a former New York Congressman, the Indianapolis Star newspaper reported.
Prosecutors to drop theft charges against NOAA employee
(Reuters) – Prosecutors on Tuesday moved to dismiss charges against an employee of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) accused of stealing sensitive information from a database for the nation’s dams and lying about the breach.
Threat forces cancellation of flag ban meeting at California university
(Reuters) – A threat of violence forced the student council of a southern California university to cancel a meeting on a bill to ban national flags from the common area of student government offices, officials said on Tuesday.
Unions challenge Wisconsin’s new ‘right-to-work’ law in court
(Reuters) – The Wisconsin state AFL-CIO and two other unions filed suit on Tuesday challenging a new statute that lets private-sector employees avoid joining unions or paying dues even when covered by union-negotiated contracts.
U.S. Air Force leader eyes SpaceX launch certification by June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Air Force hopes to certify privately-held Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, to launch some U.S. military and intelligence satellites into space using its Falcon 9 rocket by June, a top official told Reuters on T…
Prominent U.S. Mormon activist appeals against excommunication
(Reuters) – A prominent Mormon activist who was excommunicated for apostasy after he supported same-sex marriage and questioned church doctrine appealed on Tuesday against his expulsion, saying it was unjustified and calling for his case to be heard ag…
City manager of Ferguson, Missouri, resigns after U.S. probe
(Reuters) – The city manager of Ferguson, Missouri, has resigned in the wake of a U.S. Justice Department probe that found a range of systemic racially biased practices by the police and municipal court, the city said on Tuesday.
Union says talks to end U.S. refinery strike ‘moving along’
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The union representing striking U.S. refinery workers said on Tuesday that renewed talks with oil companies for a settlement to the 38-day work stoppage were “moving along.”
Utah to bring back firing squad if lethal injections unavailable
(Reuters) – Lawmakers in Utah voted on Tuesday to bring back executions by firing squad if lethal injections are unavailable, which would make it the only state in the country to permit the practice.
Bitcoin Exchange itBit says it won part of bitcoin auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – – Bitcoin exchange itBit on Tuesday said it had won part of the U.S. government’s third auction of bitcoins seized from Ross Ulbricht, who was convicted last month of operating black market website Silk Road.
