Grieving fathers linked by California massacre meet privately
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A grieving father calling for tougher gun laws since his son was shot dead in a recent California killing spree spoke face to face over the weekend with the anguished father of the young man who committed the slayings and took h…
Next up at the ballot box: Undreaming California
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Creating the state of California took a revolt that led to the short-lived Bear Republic, a war with Mexico, and various international treaties. Now, some northern natives hope to take it apart, starting with a couple of ballo…
GM finalizes number of vehicles in air bag recall of large trucks
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co on Monday finalized the number of newer-model large pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles it is recalling because the air bags may not deploy, lowering the number of affected vehicles.
Cuban agent urges prisoner swap for U.S. contractor like Afghan deal
HAVANA (Reuters) – A Cuban intelligence officer recently released from a U.S. prison said on Monday that a similar deal to the one that freed U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl should be negotiated in the case of jailed U.S. contractor Alan Gross and thr…
Ex-Charlotte, North Carolina mayor to plead guilty in corruption case
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – The former mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina’s largest city, is expected to plead guilty on Tuesday in a federal public corruption case that prompted his resignation after less than four months in office, court documents…
Retired NY cop kills wife, leaves body on bedroom floor: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A retired police officer strangled his wife during a fight and left her body on the floor of their bedroom for several days in central New York, authorities said on Monday.
Retailers to ask Supreme Court to hear ‘swipe fee’ case: counsel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A group of retail merchants will ask the Supreme Court to hear an appeal involving Federal Reserve rules that allow banks to charge debit card ‘swipe fees’ that retailers view as too high, an attorney for the merchants said on Mo…
U.S. unveils sweeping plan to slash power plant pollution
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. power sector must cut carbon dioxide emissions 30 percent by 2030 from 2005 levels, according to federal regulations unveiled on Monday that form the centerpiece of the Obama administration’s climate change strategy.
U.S. top court tosses woman’s chemical weapons conviction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the federal government wrongly used a chemical weapons law to prosecute a Pennsylvania microbiologist convicted of trying to poison her husband’s pregnant lover.
Pittsburgh Zoo, parents settle over toddler’s mauling death
(Reuters) – The family of a 2-year-old boy who was mauled to death by African wild dogs at the Pittsburgh Zoo have reached a legal settlement with the institution, officials said on Monday.
