California Democrats to push for free preschool
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – A top California lawmaker on Tuesday is expected to unveil a proposal to fund free public preschool for all children in the most populous U.S. state.
Lawyer for Indian diplomat seeks delay in visa fraud case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawyer for Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade is seeking to postpone proceedings in a visa fraud case that has created tensions between the United States and India, citing the need to continue “meaningful discussions” with the pr…
Judge rules Chicago ban on gun sales is unconstitutional
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago ban on gun sales within the city, aimed at reducing gun violence, is unconstitutional because it goes too far in barring buyers and dealers from engaging in lawful sales, a federal judge ruled on Monday.
California student charged with hate crime enters not-guilty plea
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A man accused of orchestrating the racial bullying of his black roommate at a California university, spurring campus protests and outrage from civil rights leaders, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor hate crime and battery char…
Google, other big companies to pay to use San Francisco bus stops
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc and other big technology companies that rely on private commuter buses to ferry workers around will now pay the city of San Francisco fees to use city bus stops, the city announced at a news conference on Monday.
Former teacher in sex scandal briefly jailed after missing court date
(Reuters) – Mary Kay Letourneau, the former Seattle-area teacher who served seven years in prison for sleeping with a 12-year-old student, was briefly jailed on Monday after missing a court appearance in connection with her driving without a license, l…
Snowden has more U.S.-Israel secrets to expose: Greenwald
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has more secrets to reveal that relate to Israel, the journalist who first brought his leaks to the world’s attention said on Monday.
Owners of planned horse slaughterhouse to sue New Mexico official for slander
(Reuters) – Owners of a planned horse slaughterhouse in New Mexico that would be the first such facility to operate in the United States in years filed notice on Monday of their plan to sue the state attorney general for slander over his efforts to blo…
Judge rules Chicago ban on gun sales is unconstitutional
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago ban on gun sales within the city, aimed at reducing gun violence, is unconstitutional because it goes too far in barring legal buyers and dealers from engaging in lawful purchases and sales, a federal judge ruled on Monday…
Florida marijuana ballot petition nears goal, activists say
TALLAHASSEE (Reuters) – Organizers of a Florida campaign for medical use of marijuana say they expect to submit enough voter signatures this week to get the issue on ballots in time for the November election, adding further momentum to a national campa…
