Effort to force vote to repeal Seattle minimum wage increase fails
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Seattle business group said it has fallen short of the number of signatures needed to force a November vote seeking to repeal a municipal ordinance that raises the city’s minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Former Massachusetts probation official found guilty in corruption case
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former director of Massachusetts’ probation commission was found guilty on Thursday of running the agency as a corrupt political patronage operation, offering jobs in return for favors from state legislators.
Lawyers call for outside probe of ‘bungled’ Arizona execution
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Lawyers for an Arizona killer who took two hours to die from a lethal injection demanded an outside review on Thursday of what they called a terribly “bungled” execution that has prompted renewed debate over the death penalty in the…
Sanity exam of accused Colorado theater gunman can be filmed: judge
DENVER (Reuters) – A second psychiatric examination of accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes, who says he was insane when he shot dead 12 moviegoers two years ago, can be recorded on video, a judge overseeing the case ruled on Thursday.
Police seek five young adults in Brooklyn Bridge flag case: media
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York police are looking for five young adults in connection with the mysterious white flags that fluttered atop the Brooklyn Bridge on Tuesday morning, baffling onlookers below, local media reported on Thursday.
California man says he shot fleeing intruder who said she was pregnant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An 80-year-old California man who told a television station he shot to death a fleeing intruder even though she begged for her life and said she was pregnant was under investigation by police on Thursday in connection with the s…
Top Dallas official bets political future by opening arms to immigrants
DALLAS (Reuters) – Images of protesters trying to stop buses loaded with illegal immigrants may dominate the news, but in the heart of Texas, one county judge is taking on friends and foes by trying to find shelter for child migrants flooding across th…
Landlords say San Francisco anti-eviction law unconstitutional
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A San Francisco law requiring landlords to pay large sums of money to tenants before removing a property from the rental market was challenged in federal court on Thursday amid rising tensions between renters and landlords in …
Judge doubts Florida election maps can be fixed by November
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – A judge who ruled Florida’s new congressional districts were unconstitutional earlier this month expressed doubt Thursday that he can postpone next month’s primary election for a quick fix of the political boundaries.
Mother, daughter die of burns from Philadelphia food truck blast
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A mother and daughter have died from burns they suffered when a propane tank exploded in the family’s food truck in Philadelphia earlier this month, authorities said on Thursday.
