Senior IRS official in targeting scandal retires: agency
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former senior U.S. Internal Revenue Service official who was a key figure in the controversy over IRS scrutiny of conservative groups has retired, the tax agency said on Monday.
New Jersey takes the trash talking out of high school sports
NEW YORK (Reuters) – While many professional athletes trash talk opponents with relish and humor, the state of New Jersey is not laughing and has banned such behavior at the high school level.
Body of eighth Colorado flood victim recovered
DENVER (Reuters) – The body of one of three people missing and presumed killed in massive Colorado flooding has been recovered from the banks of the rain-swollen Big Thompson River, officials said on Monday, raising the official death toll from the dis…
Fake reviewers snared in NY Attorney General yogurt sting
(Reuters) – Nineteen companies caught writing fake reviews on websites such as Yelp, Google Local and CitySearch have been snared in a year-long sting operation by the New York Attorney General, and will pay $350,000 in penalties.
Poll on U.S. government shutdown spells trouble for Republicans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As Republican lawmakers pushed ahead on Monday with a campaign to scuttle President Barack Obama’s healthcare program, a survey suggested that they risk a public backlash should their efforts lead to a government shutdown or a de…
Boston police commissioner says he is resigning as mayor exits
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis, who was thrust into the national spotlight after the Boston Marathon bombings in April, said on Monday he will resign his post but remain in Boston, perhaps to pursue a fellowship at Harvard U…
Accused Boston bomber will learn by January if U.S. will seek death
BOSTON (Reuters) – Accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will learn by late January whether the U.S. government wants him to die for his role in one of the largest attacks on U.S. soil since September 11, 2001.
IRS, activist lawyers to clash in court over tax preparer rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s first effort to regulate tens of thousands of tax return preparers will be tested on Tuesday when the Internal Revenue Service squares off in court against a libertarian law firm.
Slide in illicit U.S. immigration stalls, maybe reversed: study
(Reuters) – The sharp decline in the number of unauthorized immigrants in the United States that accompanied the 2007-2009 recession has bottomed out, and the number could be on the rebound again, according to a new study released on Monday.
Five dead, including three children, in Texas murder-suicide: police
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A family of five, including three children, was found dead in their north Texas home, all shot in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities said on Monday.
