Florida election a bellwether for fall U.S. mid-term race
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Voters on Florida’s Gulf Coast head to the polls Tuesday to fill a vacant U.S. Congressional seat in a special election watched by both major parties for what it portends for November when all 435 congressional seats will b…
Ex-Christie aides face legal showdown over N.J. traffic scandal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former top aides to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie were due in court on Tuesday to explain why they have not turned over records and documents to investigators of a traffic scandal that has threatened the Republican governor’s …
Immigrant hunger strikers in Washington state could be force-fed
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Dozens of detainees on the fourth day of a hunger strike protesting U.S. deportations and detention center conditions at a Washington state immigration facility were being medically evaluated on Monday and could be force…
Four more workers test positive for radiation from New Mexico site
(Reuters) – Four more workers have tested positive for exposure tied to an accidental release of radiation from an underground nuclear waste site in New Mexico, but tests have shown no further contamination in two sections of the site, officials said o…
U.S. top court case highlights unsettled science in contraception
NEW YORK (Reuters) – – As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to hear a religious dispute over the Obamacare contraception mandate, advocates on both sides are trying to set the court straight on the science.
Flooding in central Montana strands hundreds, forces evacuations
(Reuters) – Floods that washed out rural roads in central Montana left hundreds of people stranded on Monday and forced the evacuation of 30 homes in one small town, as forecasts predicted more rain and snow that could worsen conditions in the region.
Washington, D.C., businessman pleads guilty in mayoral campaign scheme
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A leading District of Columbia businessman pleaded guilty on Monday to violating campaign finance laws in a case that has tarnished the U.S. capital’s Democratic mayor and overshadowed his bid for a second term.
Roommate arrested in case of severed head found under Hollywood sign
(Reuters) – Police have arrested a man in Texas suspected of killing his roommate, a former Mexicana airlines employee, whose severed head was found underneath the famed Hollywood sign overlooking Los Angeles in 2012, officials said on Monday.
Colorado reaps $2.1 million from first month of recreational pot sales
DENVER (Reuters) – Sales of recreational marijuana products in Colorado added more than $2.1 million to state coffers in tax receipts and other fees in the first month retail sales of the drug were allowed, state figures showed on Monday.
Two workers at Tesoro’s Golden Eagle refinery sprayed by acid
(Reuters) – Two workers were sprayed by sulfuric acid at Tesoro Corp’s Golden Eagle refinery in Martinez, California, on Monday, the second such incident in less than a month, according to state regulators.
