BASE jumper dies after leap at Zion National Park in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A BASE jumper has died after leaping from a peak in Utah’s Zion National Park, known for its sandstone cliffs and narrow canyons, in the second such death there in less than two months, the U.S. National Park Service said on …
New Jersey lawmaker plans to introduce bill to legalize marijuana
(Reuters) – A top New Jersey legislator on Monday said he planned to introduce a bill to legalize recreational marijuana use in the state, setting the stage for conflict with Governor Chris Christie, who is a staunch opponent.
Cigarette may have caused fatal New Jersey motel fire: officials
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – An improperly discarded cigarette was the likely cause of a New Jersey shore motel fire that killed four people last week, according to a preliminary finding released on Monday.
Detroit emergency manager sees bankruptcy plan confirmed by fall
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Detroit’s emergency manager expects the city’s $18 billion bankruptcy plan to win court approval by the fall despite obstacles such as a dispute over swap agreements and a vote by retirees on the plan that could potentially slow or…
Wisconsin Governor Walker signs $504 million tax cut
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a Republican, on Monday signed into law a measure that uses the state’s projected surplus to give a tax break of more than $500 million to workers and property owners.
Consumer advocates seek to raise California cap on medical malpractice awards
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Consumer advocates in California said on Monday they had gathered enough signatures to place an initiative on the November ballot that would raise a decades-old state cap on medical malpractice awards to $1.1 million….
Washington must find rooms for homeless families out in cold: judge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A judge on Monday ordered the District of Columbia to provide homeless families private rooms when temperatures drop below freezing instead of housing them in public recreation centers.
U.S. justices take up religious challenge to Obamacare provision
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday considers whether business owners can object on religious grounds to a provision of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law that requires employers to provide health insurance that covers birth c…
Anti-fracking activist in court, fights ban from Pennsylvania land
MONTROSE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge could rule as early as this week on whether to modify his five-month-old injunction banning an anti-fracking activist from approaching lands leased by a Texas-based natural gas producer that effec…
‘Non-politician’ leads Democratic race for Pennsylvania governor
YORK, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – Four years ago, Pennsylvania businessman Tom Wolf abandoned a promising bid for governor to return to his family’s building products company, a once successful business that was spiraling toward collapse after a sale to p…
