Washington state bill would scrap delayed Seattle tunnel project
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Two Washington state lawmakers have introduced a bill to scrap a $3.1 billion roadway overhaul and expressway tunnel excavation in Seattle, branding the project a failure beset by cost overruns, construction mishaps and delays.
Battle lines drawn as Oklahoma lawmakers take aim at gays
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A raft of proposed laws in socially conservative Oklahoma, criticized for being discriminatory measures aimed at limiting the rights of gay and transgender people, has prompted a pushback from human rights groups seeking to si…
Twins who turned on Mexican cartels sentenced to 14 years
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Twin brothers who ran a massive Chicago distribution hub for Mexican drug cartels but then helped the U.S. government convict more than a dozen drug dealers were sentenced to 14 years in prison on Tuesday in federal court.
Blizzard pounds U.S. northeast, New York spared its brunt
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. blizzard swept past New York City and struck hardest at some 4.5 million people around Boston, dropping nearly three feet of snow in areas and triggering high tides that breached a seawall and forced residents to flee…
U.S. says 9.5 million people enroll for 2015 Obamacare insurance
(Reuters) – More than 9.5 million people have signed up for 2015 individual health insurance on the new exchanges created under the national healthcare reform law, the U.S. government said on Tuesday, a number that surpasses its enrollment target for t…
Georgia couple trying to buy car off Craigslist fatally shot: police
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia couple who disappeared after they set out to buy a car from Craigslist died of gunshot wounds to the head, and a suspect has been charged with murder and armed robbery in connection to their deaths, a sheriff’s office said…
Detroit may offer city workers half off on vacant homes
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit may offer city employees a 50 percent discount on homes sold through the city’s auction program as part of its efforts to rebound after exiting its historic bankruptcy in December.
Mormon church announces support for U.S. laws protecting gay rights
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – The Mormon church on Tuesday announced its support for U.S. laws protecting the rights of gay individuals – as long as religious freedoms are not compromised – a rare conciliatory move toward a community with whom it has long…
Mr Incredible convicted of attacking Batgirl on Hollywood Boulevard
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man who dresses as the comic superhero Mr. Incredible has been sentenced to 3 years probation after pleading guilty to attacking a woman costumed as Batgirl in a Hollywood Boulevard turf dispute, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Former top U.S. Army prosecutor found guilty of rape
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A former U.S. Army prosecutor who supervised sexual assault cases has been found guilty by a military jury at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, of charges including rape, forcible sodomy and assault, the Army said in a stateme…
