New York offers illegal immigrants zoo trips, museum tours with ID cards
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio offered free access to some of his city’s famed cultural destinations on Thursday in a bid to coax illegal immigrants to join an identification card program aimed at helping them do ordinary things lik…
Rochester, N.Y., store manager pleads not guilty to aiding Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A convenience store manager from western New York accused of trying to provide material support to the Islamic State militant group pleaded not guilty in federal court on Thursday, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor’s office said.
U.S. court rules Navy wrongfully monitored computers in child porn probe
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court has thrown out evidence against a Washington state man charged with possession of child pornography, saying his conviction revealed that naval intelligence agents were improperly peering into both civilian and m…
Man charged with arson in Northern California wildfire
(Reuters) – Authorities in Northern California have charged a man with arson in the so-called King Fire, the largest and most dangerous of nearly a dozen major wildfires raging across the state, court documents showed on Thursday.
Detroit policeman’s negligence led to girl’s death: prosecutors
DETROIT (Reuters) – Prosecutors told a Detroit jury on Thursday that a police officer’s willful negligence led to the 2010 shooting death of a sleeping 7-year-old girl during a raid – a case that has sparked concerns about use of police force.
California triples tax breaks for film production
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Thursday tripling California’s tax breaks for entertainment companies doing business in Hollywood’s home state, in an effort to stop production moving elsewhere.
Pakistani woman embraced by Islamic State seeks to drop U.S. legal appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Pakistan-born neuroscientist has become a rallying cry for militant groups demanding her release from a U.S. prison. But in a little-noticed move she is trying to abandon her legal fight for freedom, saying the U.S. court system …
U.S. says 7.3 million with Obamacare health plans have paid premiums
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Thursday said 7.3 million people were up to date on their monthly premiums for private health plans under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law as of Aug. 15.
Pennsylvania newlyweds get life without parole in Craigslist killing
(Reuters) – The Pennsylvania newlyweds who admitted using Craigslist to lure a victim for a thrill-killing were sentenced on Thursday to life in prison without parole in a plea deal that spared them from the death penalty, a defense spokeswoman said.
Iraq loses U.S. appeal in U.N. oil-for-food lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Iraq’s effort to sue dozens of companies for allegedly conspiring with the Saddam Hussein regime to subvert the United Nations’ oil-for-food program and deprive Iraqi citizens of hu…
