N.J. Governor Christie creates public pension study commission
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Friday created a panel to recommend reforms to the state’s pension and health benefits for retired public employees.
Federal court agrees to suspend Detroit bankruptcy appeals
(Reuters) – A federal court agreed on Friday to suspend seven cases seeking to overturn a lower court ruling that found Detroit was eligible for municipal bankruptcy.
Former NYPD sergeant sentenced to 58 months in $4.7 million scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New York City police sergeant who admitted duping investors in a $4.7 million real estate scheme was sentenced on Friday to nearly five years in prison, a federal prosecutor said.
Illinois man charged with putting needles in store meat
KANSAS CITY Mo (Reuters) – A 68-year-old Illinois man is in jail charged with food tampering after he allegedly inserted sewing needles into packages of meat at a grocery store multiple times in the past year, an official said on Friday.
U.S. asks appeals court to reconsider Obamacare subsidies ruling
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department asked a federal appeals court on Friday to reconsider its July 22 ruling that poses a major setback to the Obamacare health insurance overhaul as it could limit the availability of federal health insur…
Judge rules Wisconsin girl in Slenderman case not mentally competent
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin girl, one of two 12-year-olds accused of luring a friend into the woods and repeatedly stabbing her to please a fictional Internet character known as Slenderman, is not mentally competent to stand trial, a judge ruled …
Tape emerges of Clinton discussing bin Laden day before 9/11 attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former President Bill Clinton said he “could have killed” Osama bin Laden in remarks to an audience in Australia the day before al Qaeda’s 2001 attacks on the United States, according to an audio tape that emerged this week.
Massachusetts lawmakers pass bill tightening state gun laws
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts lawmakers on Friday tightened the state’s already strict gun laws by passing a measure that gives police chiefs authority to turn down a resident’s requests to buy a rifle or shotgun if they believe the person may be a …
Ebola patient coming to U.S. as aid workers’ health worsens
CHICAGO/WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – A U.S. aid worker who was infected with the deadly Ebola virus while working in West Africa will be flown to the United States to be treated in a high-security ward at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, hospita…
Corruption trial of former Virginia governor to hear from businessman
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – The businessman at the heart of the corruption trial of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife is due back on the witness stand on Friday for a third day of testimony, including likely questions from defense att…
