Atlantic City to slash costs but reject more state oversight
(Reuters) – Atlantic City has endorsed steep budget cuts but rejected the idea of a state-appointed emergency manager as part of the struggling New Jersey gambling hub’s recovery plan.
Atlantic City to slash costs but reject more state oversight
(Reuters) – Atlantic City has endorsed steep budget cuts but rejected the idea of a state-appointed emergency manager as part of the struggling New Jersey gambling hub’s recovery plan.
Man shot by officers at Ohio airport had criminal past
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The man shot and killed by police at a Columbus, Ohio, airport on Wednesday had a long criminal history and was once committed to a mental hospital for attempted murder, according to court records.
Slump in New York arrests, fines hits traffic lawyers, bail bondsmen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A sharp drop in arrests and fines in New York may prove costly for the city but it could already be hurting some traffic lawyers and bail bonds firms, which are seeing their phones ring less often as fewer people are in trouble and…
Atlanta fire chief who criticized homosexuality may fight ouster
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Atlanta’s ousted fire chief is considering a legal challenge against the city, Christian legal group Alliance Defending Freedom said on Thursday, arguing that his firing over a book critical of homosexuality was an attack on his fai…
Ohio to change execution drugs after inmate’s prolonged death
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio will halt use of the two-drug lethal injection combination that led to the protracted death of an inmate a year ago and has postponed an execution scheduled for February, officials said on Thursday.
Obama tells Americans: Don’t buy a gas guzzler
PHOENIX (Reuters) – President Barack Obama told Americans on Thursday that cheap U.S. gasoline prices would not last and that they should not buy gas-guzzling vehicles.
NYC police to reform public housing stop-and-frisk in settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s police department has agreed to reform its stop-and-frisk practices in public housing projects as part of a proposed settlement in a federal class action lawsuit, the latest step in altering a broad policing strateg…
U.S. to cut European military bases as budgets shrink
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Facing tight budgets and a shrinking military, the United States said on Thursday it was ending operations at an air base in Britain and handing it and 14 other sites in Europe back to their home governments.
Two dozen hurt when tour bus overturns in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A tour bus full of passengers on an agricultural trip in southwestern Arizona flipped on its side on Thursday after failing to negotiate a turn, injuring at least 24 people, authorities said.
