Former New Orleans Mayor Nagin to appeal bribery conviction
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who led the city during Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison in a corruption case, filed a notice on Tuesday that he will appeal his conviction on briber…
Government report finds 2.3 percent of Americans gay or bisexual
(Reuters) – U.S. government data released on Tuesday showed that 2.3 percent of American adults are either gay or bisexual and that these men and women more often reported serious anxiety and having self-destructive habits than their straight peers.
U.S. court sides with Chinese firm in dispute with Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday delivered a surprising rebuke to U.S. President Barack Obama, saying he deprived a small Chinese-owned company of its right to due process when he squashed its bid to build wind farms near a U.S…
Ex-Minnesota governor was rolling on ground-Navy SEAL
ST. PAUL Minn. (Reuters) – A Navy SEAL told a court on Tuesday he saw former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura on his back outside a bar in 2006, although he did not see if he had been struck by a former Navy SEAL accused of fabricating an altercation w…
California drought expected to cost state $2.2 billion in losses
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s drought is expected to cost the state an estimated $2.2 billion this year, along with a loss of more than 17,000 jobs, as farmers are forced to fallow some valuable crops, a report by scientists at the University of California in Davis showed on Tuesday.
Man killed in front of son in California freeway shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A blast of gunfire killed an automobile mechanic and wounded a cousin who was driving him home from work as their teenage sons sat behind the two men in a Southern California freeway shooting that has left police searching for s…
Three women avoid prison in NYC payroll fraud case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three women avoided prison on Tuesday for crimes stemming from a massive fraud and kickback scheme involving a New York City payroll project that prosecutors say pushed its costs to $700 million.
Yellen defends loose Fed policy, says job market still too weak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said U.S. labor markets are far from healthy and signaled the Fed will keep monetary policy loose until hiring and wage data show the effects of the financial crisis are “completely gone.”
Old-style U.S. public pensions weather cost-cutting storm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Retirement payouts for 19.3 million U.S. state and local government workers in coming years are not likely to look much different from the iron-clad pensions that former teachers and police now get.
Female firefighter is first to muscle into FDNY beefcake calendar
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Fire Department of New York’s annual celebration of beefcake just added a slice of cheesecake.
