Oklahoma lawmakers in showdown with college leaders over guns on campus
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Two Oklahoma lawmakers are pushing to have college students and faculty carrying firearms, a move they said would enhance safety on campuses but university presidents said is an unnecessary plan that could cause chaos.
Federal mediator joins New York’s Met Opera labor talks as lockout looms
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The unions representing the orchestra and chorus of New York’s Metropolitan Opera agreed to have a federal mediator join negotiations with management on Thursday in the final hours before a deadline for a threatened lockout.
Executive: ‘Didn’t want anyone to know’ of gifts to former Virginia governor
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – The businessman who, federal prosecutors say, gave gifts and loans to former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife said Thursday he kept the largesse secret because he knew he was giving bribes to help his diet-supple…
California state lawmaker pleads not guilty to racketeering charges
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California State Senator Leland Yee pleaded not guilty to racketeering charges on Thursday after federal investigators expanded existing conspiracy charges against the Democratic lawmaker last week. 
Ex-NYPD officer sues for $175 million over ‘rape cop’ label
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New York City police officer cleared of charges of raping a drunken fashion executive in her Manhattan apartment but jailed for misconduct over the incident is suing his accuser and the city for $175 million, his attorney …
Kansas man who left child in hot car is charged with murder
(Reuters) – A Kansas man faces a first-degree murder charge after his 10-month-old foster daughter died when she was left in a hot car for more than two hours as outdoor temperatures reached about 90 degrees, officials said on Thursday.
Boehner warns on unilateral immigration action by Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday that any unilateral steps by President Barack Obama on immigration would make matters worse and add to a “legacy of lawlessness.”
U.S. wage growth picking up as labor market tightens
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. labor costs recorded their biggest gain in more than 5-1/2 years in the second quarter and a gauge of trends in the jobs market fell to an eight-year low last week, bolstering the economy’s outlook.
U.S. attorney general to condemn use of demographics in sentencing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – One year into his effort to lower prison sentences for nonviolent criminals, Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday will condemn states that consider demographic data before determining sentencing for convicted individuals, accor…
Help wanted: Aging Maine town offers reward for plumber
BOWDOINHAM Maine (Reuters) – When the only plumber in remote Jackman, Maine, retired, leaving the town’s 862 people with no alternative nearer than 50 miles (80 km) away, things got desperate enough that the town offered a $2,000 scholarship for anyone…
