Opponents of Illinois pension reform law fight fast-track appeal
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Public labor unions and others challenging a 2013 law aimed at easing Illinois’ pension burden objected on Tuesday to a fast-tracking of the state’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that the law is unconstitutional.
Detroit set to exit bankruptcy on Wednesday
(Reuters) – Detroit’s odyssey through the biggest-ever U.S. municipal bankruptcy will end on Wednesday when the city’s debt adjustment plan will take effect, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s office said on Tuesday.
New York woman recovering after mistletoe drone stunt draws blood
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A photographer taking pictures of a “mobile mistletoe” designed to encourage holiday kisses at a TGI Fridays restaurant in Brooklyn is recovering after being clipped on the nose by the drone.
Oklahoma school district turns to court to rule on disputed football game
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An Oklahoma high school playoff football game that ended in acrimony is heading to a court, with politicians, a famed coach and citizens in the football-crazy state debating if a legal remedy is needed to resolve a dispute fro…
Philadelphia loses first female firefighter to blaze
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Philadelphia firefighter was killed battling an early morning blaze on Tuesday, becoming the city’s first female firefighter to die in the line of duty, officials said.
Missouri bar slammed for six-shot ‘Michael Brown’ tequila special
(Reuters) – A Missouri bar sparked protests after it offered a drink special on the weekend named after black teenager Michael Brown, whose shooting by police in Ferguson, Missouri, in August has sparked months of demonstrations.
NY police promise to rebuild trust as protests continue
BERKELEY, Calif./NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of the New York Police Department vowed on Tuesday to repair relations with poor and minority communities following the death of a suspect, even as protests over police violence flared across the United St…
Statues of Mary, Joseph vandalized at church in Chicago suburb
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Police in a Chicago suburb were investigating on Tuesday an act of vandalism at a Catholic church in which the heads were removed from statues of Mary and Joseph in a convent garden.
Florida man convicted in crash that killed four-year-old girl
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida hit-and-run driver faces a potential lifetime prison sentence after being convicted of causing a crash that killed a 4-year-old girl at a daycare center near Orlando, a spokeswoman for prosecutors said on Tuesday.
Police arrest Alaska man who planned to rob a bank, but not immediately
(Reuters) – An Alaska man who was confronted over loitering by an employee of a Juneau bank was arrested after he indicated that he planned to rob the institution but was waiting for an acquaintance to arrive, police said on Tuesday.
