Florida overtakes New York as third most populous U.S. state
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida has leapfrogged New York to rank as the third most populous U.S. state, the Census Bureau reported on Tuesday, reflecting demographic trends that are reshaping American politics and culture, along with state bragging rig…
Off duty, black cops in New York feel threat from fellow police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – From the dingy donut shops of Manhattan to the cloistered police watering holes in Brooklyn, a number of black NYPD officers say they have experienced the same racial profiling that cost Eric Garner his life.
L.A. judge orders halt to smartphone app for medical pot delivery
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A judge in Los Angeles ordered a smartphone application company on Tuesday to stop arranging the delivery of medical marijuana to customers in the city in violation of a ban on such businesses, prosecutors said.
Top Connecticut court to decide fate of ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’ records
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – Connecticut’s top court next month will decide whether the records of the serial killer who inspired the play “Arsenic and Old Lace” will remain sealed in perpetuity or can be opened a half-century after her death.
U.S. settles with employers of contractor newly freed by Cuba
MIAMI (Reuters) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Tuesday it has settled claims with a company that employed Alan Gross, the contractor freed last week after five years in a Cuban jail as part of a major shift in U.S….
Grand jury clears Houston policeman for fatal shooting of black man
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A grand jury in Houston decided on Tuesday not to indict a police officer for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in a case that has been placed into a national debate about the role race plays in police interactions wi…
Detroit man dressed as Santa shot two in defense of Mrs. Claus: attorney
DETROIT (Reuters) – A man dressed in a Santa Claus suit accused of shooting two men over the weekend at a Detroit gas station was acting in defense of a co-worker who was dressed as Mrs. Claus, his attorney said on Tuesday.
New Jersey to bail out Atlantic City with short-term loan
(Reuters) – Atlantic City, New Jersey’s struggling gambling hub, will get a short-term $40 million loan from the state rather than try to borrow the money in the capital markets this year, a city official said on Tuesday.
Atlanta baggage handler charged with helping smuggle guns onto flight
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Delta Air Lines baggage handler has been charged with helping another man smuggle 18 handguns onto a flight from Atlanta to New York City, in a scheme that prosecutors said ran for years and also involved assault weapons.
Two airliners clip wings in New York’s LaGuardia Airport, no one injured
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two commercial airliners loaded with passengers clipped each other’s wings as they taxied through New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Tuesday, injuring no one but causing more than 280 travelers to have to change their plans.
