Michigan governor signs bills for Detroit bankruptcy plan
DETROIT (Reuters) – Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on Friday signed into law bills that complete funding for a key component of Detroit’s plan to adjust $18 billion of debt and exit the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
Florida stiffens law after woman tricked into taking abortion pill
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday signed into law harsher penalties for crimes that cause the death of a fetus, no matter how early in the pregnancy.
Homeland Security says 52,000 minors at U.S. borders since October
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Since October, 52,000 unaccompanied children have arrived on the U.S. border with Mexico, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday, underscoring an immigration problem seen by the White House as a humanitarian crisis.
At least one dead in building collapse in southern New Jersey: media
(Reuters) – At least one person died after a building in southern New Jersey partially collapsed on Friday afternoon, according to local media.
NJ’s bankrupt Revel casino gets cash lifeline to hunt for buyer
CAMDEN N.J. (Reuters) – Atlantic City’s bankrupt Revel Casino Hotel has received court approval to borrow $23.9 million that it said would keep the 1,400-room resort operating for the coming month as it scrambles to find a buyer.
Pilot reports laser strike on approach to Los Angeles airport
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The captain of a US Airways flight earlier this week reported being visually impaired by a laser strike as the jet approached Los Angeles International Airport, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said on Friday.
Obama, via Uruguay, urges Cuba to release jailed U.S. citizen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has sent an indirect message to Cuban President Raúl Castro through Uruguay’s leader, asking Cuba to release a jailed U.S. aid contractor and encouraging political reforms, U.S. officials said on Friday.
Florida law allows firing of warning shots
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law on Friday a controversial bill involving the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense rules, making it legal in some circumstances to fire a warning shot.
Drone test flights starting in Texas -FAA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The fourth of six U.S. test sites chosen to perform research on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, has started operations in Texas to study weather patterns, among other things, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration s…
New York City wins state approval to lower speed limit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – State lawmakers on Friday approved New York City’s request to lower its speed limit to 25 miles per hour, down from 30, as part of the city’s effort to reduce traffic fatalities.
