U.S. IRS launches education program for tax return preparers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said on Thursday it will launch a voluntary education program for tax return preparers, a step back from an earlier mandatory program of testing and regulation that was halted by the courts.
Nearly 40 injured in Houston-area building collapse
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Nearly 40 people were injured on Thursday when the ceiling of a garage apartment crashed down on Thursday onto about 100 people who had gathered for a religious event at a Houston-area residence, fire officials said.
North Carolina legislature approves limited medical marijuana use
RALEIGH N.C (Reuters) – North Carolina is on the verge of joining the wave of states to approve a form of medical marijuana as lawmakers voted to allow its limited use for treating seizures.
Wisconsin governor not a target of special investigation: lawyer
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker was not a target of an investigation into possible illegal coordination between his campaign and special interest groups during elections in 2011 and 2012, a lawyer for the prosecutor leading the in…
U.S. arrests 22 in New Mexico, says they swapped stolen cars for drugs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Twenty-two people were arrested on Thursday in New Mexico and charged with participation in a ring that stole luxury cars and swapped them for drugs from a Mexican cartel, authorities said.
N.Y. court revives $1 billion suit over Russian oilfield
ALBANY N.Y. (Reuters) – New York’s top state court on Thursday reinstated Canadian oil company Norex Petroleum Ltd’s $1 billion lawsuit claiming that two billionaires used armed soldiers and corrupted Russian court proceedings to gain control of a Sibe…
Disabled teen in Connecticut charged in sex assault of classmate
BRIDGEPORT Conn (Reuters) – A mentally disabled Connecticut high school student has been charged with sexually assaulting a disabled fellow student in a school bathroom as classmates cheered him on, according to police and court documents.
New York City to allow ID cards for illegal immigrants
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Council on Thursday voted to create the nation’s largest municipal identification card program to include illegal immigrants.
Rebuking Obama, U.S. top court limits presidential appointment powers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court reined in presidential power on Thursday, ruling that President Barack Obama went too far when he filled senior government posts without seeking U.S. Senate approval, but the justices stopped short of a mor…
Philadelphia policeman gets 15 years for tipping brother to drug probe
(Reuters) – A federal judge has sentenced a former Philadelphia police officer to 15 years in prison for informing his half-brother that authorities were investigating him for dealing heroin.
