U.S. Treasury urges Congress to act on corporate tax dodge deals
(Reuters) – Calling for a new sense of “economic patriotism,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urged Congress on Wednesday to take steps quickly to discourage U.S. companies from moving their tax domiciles abroad to avoid federal taxes.
Federal judge rules California’s death penalty system unconstitutional
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California’s system for imposing and carrying out the death penalty is so long and drawn-out that it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment and is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
Jury to settle Pennsylvania brothers’ fight over lottery loot
CARLISLE Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania jury on Wednesday began deliberating whether two estranged brothers must split the winnings from a $1 million lottery ticket, or whether one gets to keep it all.
South Carolina man kidnapped by suspected drug traffickers found: FBI
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – A South Carolina man taken hostage last week in an elaborate kidnapping plot has been rescued, and three people suspected of having ties to a Mexican drug trafficking ring were arrested in the abduction, U.S. authorities sai…
Massachusetts lawmakers take up bill on abortion clinic buffer zones
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts lawmakers took up consideration on Wednesday of a bill to limit protests around abortion clinics after the U.S. Supreme Court last month struck down an earlier law that kept demonstrators at least 35 feet (9 meters) fro…
U.S. appeals court lifts stay of execution for Missouri inmate
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court has vacated a stay of execution for a triple murderer and ruled that Missouri can proceed with plans to execute him Wednesday night.
Has telecommuting blunted power of potential New York rail strike?
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For decades, it’s been the mightiest weapon in the transit union’s arsenal, enough to cripple commerce and bring governments to their knees. But has the age of telecommuting taken the edge off the transit strike?
Detroit Institute of Arts secures $26.8 million for bankruptcy bargain
(Reuters) – The Detroit Institute of Arts said on Wednesday it has secured another $26.8 million in pledged donations to cover its portion of the “grand bargain” intended to help Detroit emerge from bankruptcy while sparing a sale of the museum’s art w…
U.S. lawmakers press CDC chief over ‘dangerous pattern’ of lapses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday faulted a “dangerous pattern” of safety lapses at government laboratories handling deadly pathogens such as anthrax and avian flu, calling for an overhaul of controls at the Centers for Disease Control…
Accused prostitute pleads not guilty in heroin death of Google executive
SANTA CRUZ Calif. (Reuters) – An accused prostitute charged with killing a Google executive by injecting him with a fatal dose of heroin on his yacht off the California coast pleaded not guilty on Wednesday and her attorney said she has been unfairly d…
