Jane Byrne, Chicago’s first female mayor, dies
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Jane Byrne, Chicago’s first and so-far only female mayor, died at age 81 on Friday, according to city officials.
Farmers would pay more for water from proposed California tunnel
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California farmers would pay more to irrigate their crops under a proposal to build tunnels under the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta to funnel water to the state’s agricultural breadbasket, officials said on Friday.
Gay marriage supporters ask U.S. Supreme Court to take new cases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gay marriage advocates on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to rule once and for all on the question of whether states can ban same-sex nuptials.
Former N.Y. lawmaker faces sex harassment suits
ALBANY N.Y.(Reuters) – Six women who worked for a former New York state lawmaker are suing him and the state for millions of dollars, claiming they were victims of pervasive sexual harassment, the latest in a spate of such claims against legislators.
Jailed American in Cuba loses appeal in case vs. U.S. government
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday rejected a lawsuit filed against the U.S. government by an American contractor imprisoned in Cuba who says he was not warned about the risks of working on the communist-controlled island.
U.S. court rejects religious objection to Obamacare contraception deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a win for the Obama administration on insurance coverage for contraception under Obamacare, a U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled that Catholic non-profit groups’ religious rights were not violated by a compromise already achie…
Author Michael Lewis prevails in ‘Big Short’ libel appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The author Michael Lewis did not libel a money manager in his 2010 best-seller “The Big Short,” a divided federal appeals court ruled on Friday.
Walmart workers plan Black Friday protests over wages
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A group of Walmart employees pushing for higher wages said on Friday they were planning protests at 1,600 Walmart stores nationwide on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States.
U.S. Postmaster General Donahoe to retire; Megan Brennan to succeed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – United States Postmaster General, Patrick Donahoe, who has led the financially troubled U.S. Postal Service for four years, will retire in February, paving the way for the service’s first female postmaster general.
St. Louis-area schools will get notice of grand jury’s finding: letter
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – A suburban St. Louis school district told parents that it expects to receive at least three hours’ notice from prosecutors when a grand jury decides whether to charge a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black tee…
