Illinois inauguration raises questions of corporate influence
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Incoming Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner campaigned as a reformer of the state’s often corrupt politics.
U.S. Supreme Court to weigh new religious rights case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will take up a new religious rights case when it considers whether a town in Arizona discriminated against a local church by forcing it to remove signs notifying the public of its worship services…
Distraught man causes partial evacuation at Houston-area hospital, police say
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A man distraught about his son’s condition at a hospital in the Houston suburb of Tomball on Saturday caused a commotion that led to an evacuation of part of the facility, in what was initially believed to be a hostage situation, po…
Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory dies in small plane crash
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 47-year-old scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory who worked on robotic systems for exploring Mars and extreme environments on Earth has died in a small plane crash in Los Angeles, officials said on Saturday.
Explosion at Husky Energy Ohio refinery, output cuts expected
(Reuters) – A loud explosion rocked Husky Energy’s 155,000 barrel per day (bpd) crude oil refinery in Lima, Ohio, on Saturday and a source familiar with the facility’s operations said output had been stopped as units continued to circulate crude.
Two anti-torture protesters arrested at Dick Cheney’s house
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two protesters were arrested at the McLean, Virginia, home of former Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday after 20 demonstrators, some in orange prison jumpsuits, walked onto his property to mark the 13th anniversary of the ope…
U.S. prosecutors seek longer sentences for Madoff aides
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors plan to ask an appeals court to review the prison sentences given to five former employees of Bernard Madoff, after earlier questioning whether the sentences were too short, according to court filings.
Boy Scouts condemns sexual abuse cover-ups
(Reuters) – The Boy Scouts of America on Saturday condemned any effort to cover up sexual abuse within its organization, following news that it failed to persuade a judge to stop its internal records from being used as evidence in a California civil tr…
U.S. judge rules Haitians cannot sue U.N. for cholera epidemic
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Thousands of Haitians killed or sickened by a cholera epidemic that they blame on U.N. peacekeepers cannot sue the United Nations in a U.S. court because the U.N. has legal immunity that only it can waive, a judge has ruled.
Two anti-torture protesters arrested at Dick Cheney’s house
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two protesters were arrested at the McLean, Virginia, home of former Vice President Dick Cheney on Saturday after 20 demonstrators, some in orange prison jumpsuits, walked onto his property to mark the 14th anniversary of the ope…
