Wisconsin Assembly slogs through debate on right-to-work bill; unions cry foul
MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) – Weary Wisconsin lawmakers debated into the early hours of Friday a measure supported by Republican Governor Scott Walker that would stop private-sector workers from having to join a union or pay dues as a condition of employme…
With a nod and a wink, Republicans build 2016 campaign machines
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Asked last week about his agenda if elected, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker began: “Should I choose to be a candidate…”
U.S. government settles with Ohio newspaper over detention of journalists
(Reuters) – The U.S. government agreed to pay an Ohio newspaper $18,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed by the organization after a reporter and a photographer were detained after taking photos of a tank manufacturing plant.
U.S. federal judge wounded while resisting Detroit robbery bid
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. District Judge Terrence Berg was shot in the leg in Detroit on Thursday night during an attempted robbery outside his home, police said.
Winter storm pummels eastern United States, grounds flights
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A late winter storm pummeled the eastern United States on Thursday ahead of a cold front, canceling almost 5,000 flights as Kentucky dug out from up to 23 inches (58 cm) of snow that had stranded hundreds of drivers.
Review of Hillary Clinton emails to take months: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A growing controversy over Democrat Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email for work while she was U.S. secretary of state could drag on for months, threatening to cloud the expected launch of her 2016 presidential campaign.
State Department reviewing if Hillary Clinton’s emails broke rules: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has begun a review of whether Hillary Clinton’s use of personal email for work while she was secretary of state violated policies aimed at protecting sensitive information, the Washington Post reported o…
Idaho ex-governors say U.S. wants state to be nuclear waste dump
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Former Idaho Governors Cecil Andrus and Phil Batt threatened on Thursday to sue the U.S. Energy Department to prevent what they said was its efforts to turn the state into “a nuclear waste dumping ground.”
California ‘maternity hotel’ operators may face heat from guests
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – At least some of the pregnant women from China caught up in raids this week on so-called maternity hotels, catering to foreign mothers-to-be seeking U.S. citizenship for their babies, are still likely to remain long enough in Ca…
Protest over homelessness sprawls in Tucson, Arizona
TUCSON, Ariz. (Reuters) – A federal lawsuit stemming from the Occupy movement more than three years ago has led to a sprawling homelessness protest in Tucson, Arizona, that has scores of people living in coffin-like plywood sidewalk “pods,” and the cou…
