Taxes on severance pay? U.S. Supreme Court to hear case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday will fight before the Supreme Court to keep a defunct retailer from potentially triggering a wave of tax refund claims that could drain $1 billion from major U.S. social programs.
Restaurants reopen with bottled water after West Virginia spill
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) – Restaurants and shops began reopening on Sunday in parts of West Virginia where the water supply was poisoned by a chemical spill, although up to 300,000 people spent a fourth day unable to use tap water for anythi…
Restaurants reopen with bottled water after West Virginia spill
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) – Restaurants and shops were reopening on Sunday in parts of West Virginia where the water supply was poisoned by a chemical spill, although up to 300,000 people spent a fourth day unable to use tap water for anythin…
New Jersey teen arrested in deadly Christmas morning strip club shooting
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – A man sought for allegedly killing three people and injuring two others in a Christmas Day shooting at a strip club in New Jersey was arrested on Sunday at his mother’s home in Florida, authorities said.
Supreme Court case highlights U.S. labor agency political divide
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Monday in a case involving soda bottler Noel Canning Corp., presidential appointment power will be the main dispute, but the case will also put on display one of Washington’…
New Jersey cracks down on sex trafficking ahead of Super Bowl
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shandra Woworuntu was 25-years-old when she flew to New York from her native Indonesia for what she thought would be an interview for a hotel job, but instead found herself forced at gunpoint into prostitution.
Myth-busting librarians debunk rumors about Texas’ Wild West laws
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Legend has it that the long arm of Texas law once extended to hotel balconies where the men with star badges would take into custody anyone who violated a state statute forbidding people to hunt buffalo from such a perch.
McAuliffe sworn in as Virginia governor, as Clintons look on
RICHMOND (Reuters) – Terry McAuliffe, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a major party fundraiser, was sworn in as governor of Virginia on Saturday, cheered on by his friends former President Bill Clinton and potential White Hou…
Hypnotist Dr Scott Lewis found dead on Sydney balcony
SYDNEY (Reuters) – World-renowned hypnotist Dr Scott Lewis who was performing in a show at the Sydney Opera House died on Saturday after apparently falling from an inner-city apartment balcony.
Massachusetts teen dies of rare aging disease
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts teenager who became a well-known face of the premature aging disease progeria has died, his family confirmed online.
