New York City politician charged with corruption
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Democratic member of the New York City Council was arrested on corruption charges on Wednesday, accused of illegally pocketing roughly $30,000 in public funds for his own use, prosecutors said.
Main highway between L.A. and Las Vegas reopens after bridge fire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The main highway route between Southern California and Las Vegas was fully reopened on Wednesday, nearly two days after a bridge fire and collapse forced authorities to shut it down in both directions, backing up traffic for mil…
U.S. drug ‘mule’ faces possible prison sentence on 90th birthday
DETROIT (Reuters) – An Indiana man who prosecutors said hauled well over a ton of cocaine to Michigan from the southwestern United States as part of a drug trafficking operation is set to be sentenced in federal court on Wednesday, his 90th birthday.
TSA seeks business execs to help improve service at U.S. airports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. security officials are turning to tourism and travel executives for help in improving something the Transportation Security Administration is not famous for – customer service.
More Hispanics are leaving Catholic Church: survey
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A growing number of U.S. Hispanics are turning away from the Roman Catholic religion of their youth and now identify as Protestant or unaffiliated with any church, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
U.S. group urges states to use only legal drugs for executions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. states executing prisoners should stick to using legally obtained drugs approved by federal health regulators, despite shortages that have left officials scrambling, a legal rights advocacy group urged in recommendations rel…
Drug agents make wide crackdown on synthetic drugs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Drug Enforcement Administration agents served hundreds of search and arrest warrants in at least 25 states on Wednesday as part of a crackdown on synthetic drug producers and distributors, the Associated Press reported.
New Hampshire court allows ‘COPSLIE’ license plate
BOSTON (Reuters) – A New Hampshire man has the right to drive around the New England state with a license plate reading “COPSLIE,” the state’s top court ruled on Wednesday.
Beverly Hills becomes first in California to ban fracking
BEVERLY HILLS, California (Reuters) – City leaders in celebrity-filled Beverly Hills voted on Tuesday to ban fracking, becoming the first municipality in California to prohibit the controversial technique for extracting natural gas and oil from undergr…
Regrets? She’s had a few, Lewinsky says of Clinton scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Monica Lewinsky, the onetime White House intern whose 1990s affair with Bill Clinton nearly brought down his presidency, broke a long silence on Tuesday, saying she regretted what happened.
