Obama, Republicans sound conciliatory note but battles loom
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and his powerful U.S. Senate adversary struck a conciliatory tone on Wednesday, but Obama’s plans to proceed with new immigration rules foreshadowed a bumpy start to his relationship with a Republican-contr…
Missouri ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, court rules
(Reuters) – Missouri’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, a St. Louis circuit judge ruled on Wednesday, adding momentum to efforts in states across the country to legalize gay nuptials.
California schools chief re-elected in race that became referendum on education reform
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – California’s union-backed schools superintendent has won re-election, defeating a challenger who called for tying teacher pay to student performance and a reshaping of tenure rules in an expensive race that emerged as a referend…
Maryland teen was too drunk to carry out school attack plan: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The 16-year-old Maryland boy who police allege planned a school shooting was too intoxicated to carry off the attack, according to charging documents released on Wednesday.
Obama to seek authority from Congress for Islamic State fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he would seek fresh authorization from Congress in the next few weeks for the U.S. military campaign against Islamic State militants, taking a new approach to congressional backing for the…
No charges for man who toted gun at Arizona airport
PHOENIX (Reuters) – No criminal charges will be filed against a medical researcher who was arrested in July for openly carrying a loaded assault rifle in a Phoenix airport and terrifying a woman and her 17-year-old daughter, a prosecutors’ spokesman sa…
Florida man sentenced to 40 years for role in foiled bomb plot
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida man was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison on Wednesday after being convicted of taking part in a foiled bomb plot that targeted a popular Tampa bar and a hotel-casino.
New York City police commissioner names second in command
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Wednesday named a black attorney who was running the department’s training programs to the position of First Deputy Police Commissioner, the second highest-ranking job of the larges…
Yankees star Alex Rodriguez reportedly admits to doping
MIAMI (Reuters) – New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs in an interview with federal agents probing a Florida anti-aging clinic at the center of baseball’s doping scandal, the Miami Herald reported on Wednes…
Oregon mom accused of throwing autistic son off bridge held on $1 million bail
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – An Oregon mother accused of killing her 6-year-old autistic son by throwing him from a bridge is being held on $1 million bail, a Lincoln County District Court clerk said on Wednesday.
