North Dakota governor’s budget bets on oil price rebound
(Reuters) – North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple proposed a two-year state budget on Wednesday that forecasts rebounding oil prices and a 23 percent jump in oil taxes, a tacit bet the state’s energy boom will continue unabated.
Rare trial nears for Chicago police officer in fatal shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A judge on Wednesday ordered a pre-trial hearing in January for a Chicago police officer who shot and killed a young black woman in 2012 in a case that has gained notoriety in the national debate in recent months over policing and r…
Police dig for clues about excavator driven into Lake Michigan
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin authorities on Wednesday were attempting to remove a 20-ton excavator from Lake Michigan after it was apparently driven off a steep bluff and into the icy water, police said.
As CIA, senators settle feuds, long-awaited ‘torture’ report imminent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Senate committee and the CIA have resolved a dispute over redactions in a long-awaited report highly critical of the spy agency’s coercive interrogation program, paving the way for the document’s likely release early next week,…
U.S. justices grapple with UPS pregnancy discrimination case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared unsure on Wednesday how to decide a case that could determine whether employers must provide accommodations for pregnant workers who may have physical limitations on duties they can perform.
Massachusetts patient tests negative for Ebola, hospital says
BOSTON (Reuters) – A patient at Massachusetts General Hospital has shown negative for Ebola in a preliminary test, a day after he was admitted with some symptoms consistent with the disease, the hospital said on Wednesday.
UAE police seek suspect in killing of U.S. teacher
DUBAI (Reuters) – A female American teacher has been stabbed to death in the toilet of an Abu Dhabi shopping mall but police are uncertain if the suspected killer, who was dressed in a black robe, is a woman or a man, police said.
Glenn Beck must face Saudi’s lawsuit over Boston Marathon bombing
(Reuters) – The conservative commentator Glenn Beck failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a defamation lawsuit by a Saudi Arabian student who Beck repeatedly accused of involvement in and being the “money man” behind the 2013 Boston Marathon bo…
New Jersey bear hunt fueled by emotion over mauling death
WEST MILFORD, N.J. (Reuters) – New Jersey’s annual black bear hunt is stirring up even more emotion than usual this year after the mauling of a student by a 300-pound male bruin and controversy over how much humans may be responsible for the fatal enco…
Florida State quarterback in second day of rape case hearing
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – A school conduct code hearing looking into rape allegations against Florida State University star quarterback Jameis Winston entered a second day on Wednesday in a crucial week for one of America’s highest profile athletes…
