U.S. public pension gap widened to nearly $1 trillion in fiscal year 2012
(Reuters) – The unfunded liabilities of public-employee pension plans rose by 10 percent in fiscal 2012 to a record $914 billion, hit by low investment returns, missed contributions and unfunded benefits, underscoring the pension funding crisis in U.S….
South Carolina college students decry next president’s Confederate ties
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Students and faculty at a liberal arts college in South Carolina are protesting the selection of the state’s lieutenant governor as their next president, citing his record as an avid defender of Confederate histor…
FBI searches legislative office of arrested state senator
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – FBI agents searched a legislative office in California’s capital on Tuesday that was used by staff of state Senator Leland Yee, who faces charges of corruption and gun trafficking, a senate official said.
Man accused in SXSW festival killings faces additional assault charges
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man facing capital murder charges for plowing his car into a crowd at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin last month, killing four and injuring nearly two dozen others, has been charged with an additional 20 cou…
Accused ‘Craigslist killer’ makes Pennsylvania court appearance
SUNBURY, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – The woman dubbed the “Craigslist killer” suspect appeared on Tuesday in a Pennsylvania courtroom, where legal arguments focused largely on the online activities of the man she is accused of murdering.
Soros wins partial dismissal of suit filed by ex-girlfriend
NEW YORK (Reuters) – George Soros won a bid on Tuesday to dismiss a $50 million claim by an ex-girlfriend who claimed he reneged on a promise to buy her a pricey Manhattan apartment, but the appeals court did not dismiss an assault claim against the 83…
Victim of Boston bombing attack sues Glenn Beck for defamation
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabian national who was injured in the bombing attack on last year’s Boston Marathon has filed a defamation lawsuit against television commentator Glenn Beck for publicly accusing him of being the “money man” behind the atta…
New York passes fourth consecutive on-time budget
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York legislators approved a $137.9 billion budget for the state’s 2014-15 fiscal year late on Monday, providing funding for statewide full-day pre-kindergarten programs and keeping spending growth below 2 percent.
Body in Washington, DC, park identified as girl’s abductor: Police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A body found in a Washington, D.C., park has been identified as that of a janitor suspected of murdering his wife and abducting an 8-year-old girl whose disappearance has made national headlines, police said on Tuesday.
New York high school student accepted at all eight Ivy League schools
A high school senior on Long Island has been accepted at all eight of the elite Ivy League schools – Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Yale, Princeton and the University of Pennsylvania, he told Reuters between classes on Tuesday.
