Amid bridge scandal, Gov. Christie seeks road to bipartisanship
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie turned to themes of small but compassionate government and bipartisan cooperation in his second inaugural address on Tuesday, making no direct mention of the abuse of power charges faci…
Authorities identify remains of missing New York teen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Parts of a decomposed body found along the shore of New York City’s East River were confirmed on Tuesday as belonging to a severely autistic teenager last seen in October wandering away from his school.
Illinois budget gap to grow despite pension reform: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A reform package passed late last year will make improvements to Illinois’ woefully underfunded public pension system, but the state’s budget gap still will increase to $13 billion by 2025 if current policies remain in place, accord…
U.S. propane shortage deepens as cold snap reaches Midwest
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Midwestern states are scrambling to address a deepening shortage of the home-heating fuel propane just as another cold snap envelops the region, threatening to strain supplies that are already at historic lows.
Deadly U.S. plant accidents under investigation in two states
(Reuters) – A day after four workers died in two plant accidents in Nebraska and Oklahoma, authorities sought to determine what triggered the incidents while trying to recover the body of one victim trapped in the rubble, officials said Tuesday.
Ex-‘King of Biotech’ set to serve four-year term for fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – David Blech, once dubbed the “King of Biotech”, failed to persuade a U.S. appeals court to throw out his four-year prison term for securities fraud on the ground that his sentencing judge was biased.
Suspect in killing of NY mother and two toddlers arrested in Texas
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York father suspected of stabbing his wife and two young daughters to death at the weekend was arrested late Monday in Texas, police said.
Lawyers make public clergy abuse documents in Chicago
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Lawyers for victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy on Tuesday released thousands of related documents from the Chicago Archdiocese, the latest in a series of such disclosures in the Midwest.
Trump says weighing run for America’s top job, Christie hurt
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Outspoken real estate magnate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he may seek the Republican presidential nomination for 2016, adding that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s prospects for a White House run have dimmed s…
Human Rights Watch says Obama not gone far enough on NSA reforms
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has not gone far enough in reforming the monitoring activities of the National Security Agency (NSA) and is continuing to violate the privacy rights of individuals, the head of Human Rights Watch told Reut…
