U.S. divided over how to tackle income gap, poverty: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As the gap between the nation’s wealthy and poor grows, Americans are deeply divided along political party lines over how to bridge income inequality, a survey released on Thursday showed.
Virginia attorney general won’t defend gay marriage ban
RICHMOND, Va./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Virginia will no longer defend its ban on same-sex marriage, the state’s new attorney general said on Thursday, making it the latest U.S. state to challenge a prohibition on gay marriage.
Massachusetts Senator calls for probe into Herbalife, shares drop
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts Senator Edward Markey is asking for more information about the business practices of Herbalife Ltd, his office said on Thursday, making him the most prominent lawmaker to call for an investigation into claims the nutrit…
Dozens hurt as Greyhound bus skids after attack on driver
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Dozens of people on board a Greyhound bus in Arizona were injured when a passenger, apparently high on drugs, attacked the driver on Thursday and tried to roll the vehicle, causing it to skid off the road, police said.
Oklahoma set to execute man for fatal stabbing of woman in 1988
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma is set to execute a man on Thursday, who was convicted of murder after stabbing a woman 25 times more than two decades ago and then attempting to blame the crime on an intruder.
U.S. brings fraud charges against firm that vetted Snowden
(Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department accused United States Investigations Services (USIS), the largest private provider of security checks for the government, of bilking millions of dollars through improper background verifications.
Company in West Virginia spill failed to disclose second chemical
The company behind a chemical spill that left about 300,000 people in West Virginia without tap water failed to disclose a second chemical in the leak, state officials said on Wednesday.
City bans pot shops in backlash against Washington state legalization
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Lawmakers in one of the largest cities in Washington state have said no to marijuana businesses, the latest in a series of backlashes by municipalities against a voter-approved recreational pot market in the northwest st…
U.S. appeals court throws Arctic drilling into further doubt
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Interior Department wrongly awarded offshore oil leases in the Chukchi Sea near Alaska in 2008 without considering the full range of environmental risks posed by drilling …
Texas executes Mexican national despite diplomatic protests
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Mexican national convicted for the 1994 slaying of a Houston police officer was executed by lethal injection in Texas on Wednesday, ending a capital murder case that put him at the center of a diplomatic dispute.
