California lawmaker indicted on bribery, corruption charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California state senator has been indicted on federal charges that he took $100,000 in bribes from a businessman and from undercover FBI agents posing as Hollywood movie executives in exchange for steering legislation in their…
Detroit’s bankruptcy plan spares pensions from deepest cuts
(Reuters) – Detroit’s blueprint for dealing with $18 billion in debt and emerging from municipal bankruptcy requires cuts to worker pensions and even deeper cuts for bondholders, setting the stage for a new round of negotiations and court challenges.
Defense argues Cole bombing mastermind should not face death
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – Defense lawyers for the Saudi man charged with masterminding the 2000 USS Cole bombing that killed 17 American sailors argued on Friday he should not face the death penalty because the murders were not premeditated.
Univ. of Mississippi seeks to question students about noose on statue
JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) – The University of Mississippi wants to question three white male students who may have been involved in draping a noose and a Confederate flag over a statue of James Meredith, the African-American student who braved seg…
Hagel decides not to pursue top medal for celebrated U.S. Marine hero
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has reviewed the case of a Marine sergeant honored for heroism in Iraq and agreed with two other Pentagon chiefs that the evidence is insufficient to merit the highest military award for valor, …
Coach to plead not guilty in Missouri girl’s kidnap, murder: defense
(Reuters) – A seventh-grade football coach was ordered held without bail on Friday and will plead not guilty to the kidnap and murder of a 10-year-old girl snatched off a Springfield, Missouri, street and later found dead in his basement, his lawyer sa…
New York police surveillance of Muslims constitutional: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s secret police surveillance of mosques, Muslim businesses and a Muslim student group in New Jersey did not violate the U.S. Constitution, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
Coach to plead not guilty in Missouri girl’s kidnap, murder -defense
(Reuters) – A seventh-grade football coach was ordered held without bail on Friday and will plead not guilty to the kidnap and murder of a 10-year-old girl snatched off a Springfield, Missouri, street and later found dead in his basement, his lawyer sa…
Drive as I say, not as I do? New York mayor’s convoy seen speeding
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Friday he remained committed to reducing speed limits and cutting down on traffic deaths in the city, a day after a local television news crew captured his convoy speeding and ignoring stop sig…
California’s fracking opponents introduce new moratorium bill
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California lawmakers have unveiled a new bill that would halt fracking and other controversial oil extraction practices in the state until a comprehensive review of their impact is complete, reigniting a legislative debate tha…
