New York horse and buggy drivers fear imminent job loss
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of New York horse and buggy drivers could be on the road to unemployment if a ban of the historic trade makes its way through the city council, a union representing carriage drivers said on Monday.
U.S. military warned of possible Islamic State attacks at home: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials have warned military personnel that Islamic State forces may be planning attacks against them in the United States, ABC News reported on Monday.
Obama requests $263 million for federal response to Ferguson, Mo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama asked Congress on Monday for $263 million for the federal response to the civil rights upheaval in Ferguson, Missouri, and is setting up a task force to study how to improve modern-day policing.
No fine for Rams players involved in Ferguson protest: NFL
(Reuters) – The National Football League said on Monday it would not discipline the St. Louis Rams players who staged a show of solidarity with people angry about the controversial shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer in Ferg…
Wife of NFL’s Rice says he never hit her before casino fight
(Reuters) – Janay Rice, the wife of former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, insisted in an interview on NBC’s “Today” program that her husband had never hit her prior to their fight in a New Jersey casino elevator in February.
Cyber ring stole secrets for gaming U.S. stock market: FireEye
BOSTON (Reuters) – Security researchers say they have uncovered a cyber espionage ring focused on stealing corporate secrets for the purpose of gaming the stock market, in an operation that has compromised sensitive data about dozens of publicly held c…
U.S. Supreme Court rejects September 11 environmental appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to revive a New York real estate developer’s lawsuit against the leaseholder of the destroyed World Trade Center and two airlines seeking environmental cleanup costs related to the Sept. 11, 2001 hijacked airliner attacks.
Missing Ohio State football player found dead: police
(Reuters) – An Ohio State University football player who went missing earlier this week was found dead on Sunday not far from his apartment, authorities said.
Missouri officer in fatal shooting resigned without severance: mayor
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – The white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, in August got no severance deal when he resigned from the force, the mayor of the St. Louis suburb said on Sunday.
Jury selection to begin in Montana killing of German teen
(Reuters) – Jury selection is set to begin on Monday in the trial of a Montana man who shot and killed a 17-year-old German exchange student in an incident that has ignited international debate about U.S. gun laws.
