Mystery goop coats hundreds of San Francisco Bay sea birds
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Scientists are stepping up efforts to identify a mysterious gooey substance polluting waters along the eastern edge of San Francisco Bay, coating hundreds of sea birds and killing scores of them, a state wildlife official said…
Head of NYPD police union to face challenge in spring election
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Police Department union boss Pat Lynch, who gained global notoriety for his clashes with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, will face an election challenge this spring, a slate of union members announced on Tuesday o…
Mexico says expects kingpin extradition request from U.S. soon
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s attorney general said on Tuesday he expects the United States to submit an extradition request soon for drug lord Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, who was Mexico’s most wanted man until his capture last February.
Mexico says expects kingpin extradition request from U.S. soon
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s attorney general said on Tuesday he expects the United States to submit an extradition request soon for drug lord Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, who was Mexico’s most wanted man until his capture last February.
Boxing champ Taylor pleads not guilty to Arkansas assault charges
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Boxing champion Jermain Taylor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to multiple criminal charges related to allegations of threatening a family at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Little Rock.
South Carolina teen charged with murder in Snapchat stabbing
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (Reuters) – A South Carolina teenager is being held in jail after being charged as an adult with murder in the fatal stabbing of another teen in an apparent fight after one messaged the other’s girlfriend on the mobile Snapchat app…
California two-year colleges may soon offer bargain bachelor’s degrees
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California’s community colleges hope to begin offering bachelor’s degrees for about $2,500 a year under a pilot program that won preliminary approval on Tuesday.
Obama to challenge Republicans to back tax hikes in big speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will challenge a skeptical Republican-led Congress on Tuesday to back tax increases on the wealthy to help lift up middle-class Americans in a State of the Union speech that will outline his vision for his …
NY Governor Cuomo wants train link to LaGuardia airport
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced plans on Tuesday to build a direct train link between New York City’s LaGuardia airport and local subway and rail lines as part of broader plans to improve the state’s aging infrastructure.
Georgia court denies stay for death row inmate claiming mental disability
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The Georgia Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to stop the state’s planned execution next week of a death row inmate whose lawyers say should not be put to death because he is mentally disabled.
