Florida governor tells residents of other states: ‘Move here!’
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott will kick off his second term on Tuesday with a blunt warning that he intends to poach people and jobs from other large states that have relatively higher taxes.
U.S. says Kaplan settles suit over charges of unqualified teachers
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – National for-profit academic firm Kaplan Higher Education has reached an agreement to pay about $1.3 million in a civil settlement after facing allegations of hiring unqualified teachers at its Texas campuses, U.S. officials s…
New York mayor brushes off police slowdown reports after arrests drop
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio described a sharp decline in arrests and court summonses in the two weeks since two policemen were shot dead in an ambush as a few “aberrant” days, brushing off reports they were signs of a police work…
Off-duty Boston police officer charged with attack on Uber driver
BOSTON (Reuters) – An off-duty Boston police officer was charged on Monday with attacking the driver of an Uber car he had hired in the early hours of Sunday morning, after a dispute about the route, prosecutors said.
Court OKs trial for accused sniper in Pennsylvania trooper killing
MILFORD, Pa. (Reuters) – A state judge ruled on Monday there was enough evidence to put survivalist Eric Frein on trial in the shooting of two Pennsylvania state troopers, setting the stage for prosecutors to seek the death penalty.
San Francisco police kill man armed with air gun outside station
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Two San Francisco police sergeants shot a man to death outside their station after he stood in front of their car and later pulled an air gun from his waistband that they thought might be a firearm, officials said on Monday.
Oklahoma man to face criminal charges for hauling diseased feral hogs
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma man suspected of trying to build a hunting ground by transporting and releasing feral hogs, which happened to carry a highly infectious viral disease, will be in court this week to face criminal charges, officials …
Flu widespread in 43 U.S. states: CDC report
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Flu is widespread in 43 U.S. states, up from 36 states in the prior week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday.
Brutal cold snap hits eastern half of U.S.
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A bitter cold snap is freezing most of the eastern half of the United States, driving the mercury below zero in the Midwest on Monday, with possible freezing temperatures as far south as Atlanta later this week, forecasters said.
Jury selection begins in NY murder case of long-missing boy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of Pedro Hernandez, accused of kidnapping and killing 6-year-old Etan Patz decades ago in a notorious case that ignited a national movement and new legislation to find missing children.
