Last-ditch appeals made for mentally ill Texas death row inmate
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lawyers for Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti have launched last-minute appeals to prevent his execution set for Wednesday, arguing he suffers from schizophrenia and putting him to death would cross moral and constitutional…
Chicago City Council votes to increase minimum wage
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago City Council voted on Tuesday to gradually increase the minimum wage in the nation’s third largest city to $13 an hour by 2019, approving a proposal by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Brief renewal ahead for U.S. ‘extenders’ tax breaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans stepped back on Tuesday from a fight to overhaul a package of special-interest U.S. tax breaks, known as the “extenders,” by saying all of them would soon be renewed retroactively, but only through the e…
Some Ferguson residents accuse police of aggressive arrest tactics
FERGUSON, MO. (Reuters) – Some Ferguson-area residents arrested during racially charged protests in the Missouri town last week told Reuters they were unlawfully arrested by police and were just trying to get home when they were picked up and taken to jail.
Man killed in shootout with police in Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma City police shot dead a man and an officer was wounded in a shootout that took place when the police tried to apprehend suspects who were pulled over in a traffic stop, police said on Tuesday.
More than 2,200 NYC school computers missing, unused: comptroller
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 2,200 computers purchased for New York City schools are missing or stashed away in closets and never used, according to an audit released by the city comptroller on Tuesday.
Chicago City Council votes to increase minimum wage
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago City Council on Tuesday voted to raise the minimum wage in the nation’s third-largest city to $13 an hour by 2019, approving a proposal by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Obama administration could support short-term tax extender deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration could support “short-term alternatives” that extend expiring tax breaks if lawmakers don’t find a way to permanently lower business tax credits while also building in protections for middle-class families…
U.S. lawmakers unite over bill to end Social Security for suspected Nazis
(Reuters) – As the U.S. Congress haggles over a budget deal, tax-break extensions and other thorny matters, lawmakers from both parties appear united on one thing: Nazis should not receive U.S. government retirement benefits.
Jury trial planned for Rhode Island pension reform lawsuit
(Reuters) – A Rhode Island judge on Tuesday agreed to send a union-backed lawsuit over the state’s sweeping 2011 public pension reform to a jury trial, scheduled for April 20, a court spokesman confirmed.
