Appeals court clears way for early voting in Ohio
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday cleared the way for voters in Ohio to begin casting in-person ballots as early as Tuesday, 35 days before the November midterm election.
Kentucky man charged with making threats against Representatives
LOUISVILLE Ky. (Reuters) – A Kentucky man was charged by a federal grand jury on Wednesday with threatening to kill Republican Representative Andy Barr and his predecessor, former Representative Ben Chandler, a Democrat, prosecutors said.
Police arrest suspect in search for missing Virginia student
(Reuters) – Police searching for a missing University of Virginia student said the suspect in the case was arrested in Texas with the help of FBI agents on Wednesday, a day after a warrant was issued accusing the man of abduction with the intent to def…
Lawyers for Florida quarterback, accuser, dispute payoff proposal
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Lawyers involved in the case over rape accusations against Florida State University star quarterback, Jameis Winston, angrily accused each other of seeking a financial payoff to silence his female accuser, according to document…
U.S. to pay Navajo tribe $554 million in landmark settlement
(Reuters) – The Obama administration has agreed to pay the Navajo Nation a record $554 million to settle longstanding claims by America’s largest Indian tribe that its funds and natural resources were mishandled for decades by the U.S. government.
GM compensation fund makes first offers to victims, gets more claims
DETROIT (Reuters) – The fund to compensate for deaths or injuries linked to General Motors Co vehicles with faulty ignition switches this week made its first cash offers to about 15 people, the office of the lawyer overseeing the program said on Wednes…
Appeals court clears way for early voting in Ohio
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday cleared the way for voters in Ohio to begin casting in-person ballots as early as Tuesday, 35 days before the November midterm election.
Police arrest suspect in search for missing Virginia student
(Reuters) – Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the disappearance of a University of Virginia student who has been missing for 11 days, authorities said on Wednesday.
Kentucky man charged with making threats against Representatives
LOUISVILLE Ky. (Reuters) – A Kentucky man was charged by a federal grand jury on Wednesday with threatening to kill Republican Representative Andy Barr and his predecessor, former Representative Ben Chandler, a Democrat, prosecutors said.
Judge denies bid to move Boston Marathon bombing trial out of city
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday denied a bid by the accused Boston Marathon bomber to move his trial out of the city that was the site of the worst mass-casualty attack in the United States since Sept. 11, 2001.
