After years of good behavior, Missouri convict can skip sentence
(Reuters) – A Missouri man who straightened his life out after being convicted of a 1999 robbery was officially proclaimed a free man on Monday when a judge determined it was not his fault that the state forgot to imprison him while he started a busine…
California real estate recovery means higher property taxes for many
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California’s recovering real estate market means higher property taxes for homeowners whose bills were reduced during the economic downturn, despite tough protections against tax hikes imposed by voters decades ago, a…
Exclusive: Payday lender subpoenaed in U.S. criminal probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. grand jury has subpoenaed a company that a federal regulator has said is at the center of a deceptive payday lending scheme, a source familiar with the matter said.
Colorado woman survives six days trapped in wreckage of her car
DENVER (Reuters) – A 43-year-old Colorado woman who survived six days trapped in the wreckage of her car after driving off a mountain highway was listed in critical condition on Monday at a Denver-area hospital, authorities said.
New York City mayor unveils affordable housing plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio released a plan on Monday to create and preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing over the next decade – a centerpiece of his strategy to address economic inequality in the nation’s largest cit…
First U.S. MERS patient improving, gets ready for discharge
MUNSTER, Indiana (Reuters) – The first U.S. patient to test positive for the often deadly MERS virus is off supplemental oxygen and walking around his hospital room in Munster, Indiana, as health officials begin planning the man’s release, state and fe…
Man struck and killed by Amtrak train in Connecticut
BOSTON (Reuters) – A 56-year-old man was struck and killed by an Amtrak train in Connecticut on Monday morning, the second such fatality in the area in recent weeks, authorities said.
Skip college, forfeit $800,000: Fed study
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Over a lifetime, the average U.S. college graduate will earn at least $800,000 more than the average high school graduate, a study published Monday by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco shows.
Oregon prison inmate second to escape in less than a week
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – Oregon State Police searched on Monday for a prison inmate who slipped away the night before from the Deer Ridge Correctional Institution, marking the second escape from an Oregon detention center in less than a week, priso…
Maryland latest U.S. state to hike minimum wage to $10.10 per hour
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) – Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley on Monday approved a gradual hike in the state’s minimum wage to $10.10 an hour as fellow Democrats seek to make raising the wage an issue ahead of this year’s midterm congressional elec…
