U.S. court strikes down Los Angeles ban on living in cars
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court struck down on Thursday a Los Angeles city ordinance that bars people from living in their cars, describing the rule as cryptic and saying that it has been used to discriminate against the poor and homeless.
Guantanamo inmate up for transfer lesser threat than swapped Taliban: hearing
ARLINGTON Va. (Reuters) – A Saudi inmate up for transfer from the Guantanamo Bay military prison is less dangerous than Taliban leaders swapped last month for a U.S. soldier, a representative for the prisoner told a parole-style hearing on Thursday.
Protesters at Milwaukee immigration office call for reforms
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A dozen protesters, calling for a stop to deportation raids and changes in the nation’s immigration policies, blocked the garage doors for three hours on Thursday at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices in Milwauke…
Supreme Court extends speech protections for public employees
(Reuters) – The Supreme Court on Thursday broadened free-speech protections for public-sector employees when they testify at trials, a decision that could give more rights to public workers who assist in government corruption cases.
New Jersey unemployment rate drops but private jobs still lag
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s unemployment rate dipped slightly to 6.8 percent in May, the lowest rate since November 2008, but the state had 2,900 fewer private sector jobs than it did last May, according to official preliminary data released on Thursday.
Chinese mogul invites 1,000 poor Americans to a Central Park lunch
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Chinese recycling tycoon who has been angling to buy the New York Times Co aims to feed 1,000 poor Americans at a charitable lunch in New York City’s Central Park next week, where he plans to sing and give each attendee $300.
Last of fugitive fez-wearing Detroit drug dealers captured
(Reuters) – Federal agents have nabbed the last of three fez-wearing Detroit-area drug dealers who escaped last month before a jury returned guilty verdicts against them, officials said on Thursday.
Obamacare insurance holders rate themselves sicker: survey
(Reuters) – Individuals who purchased health insurance set up under U.S. President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law rate their personal health as worse than people who bought individual plans elsewhere, a Kaiser Family Foundation survey found.
Missing Florida teen stabbed, found with sex offender in Louisiana
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida teenager missing for a week was in critical condition with multiple stab wounds at a Louisiana hospital early on Thursday, after being found with a registered sex offender who led police on a 40-mile chase, law enforcem…
Three suspects plead guilty in Detroit to mob beating of motorist
(Reuters) – Three men charged in the severe beating by a mob of a motorist who accidentally struck a child in Detroit pleaded guilty to assault charges on Thursday, the last of five defendants to admit taking part in the April attack.
