New York court to hear Bloomberg’s appeal to restore soda ban
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) – New York state’s highest court agreed on Thursday to hear Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s appeal of a decision striking down a ban on large sugary drinks in New York City, setting up the final showdown over one of the outgoing ma…
Florida convicts sought after release on forged orders
ORLANDO (Reuters) – Florida authorities searched on Thursday for two convicted murderers released from prison based on forged court documents that indicated their life sentences had been reduced, state corrections officials said.
San Francisco trains running despite repeated strike deadlines
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Union leaders and rail system management in the San Francisco Bay Area vowed to return to the bargaining table on Thursday, continuing what has become a daily drama over whether commuter train service would be interrupted by a…
FBI arrests third suspect in Georgia teen’s kidnapping
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A third suspect in the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl from her suburban Atlanta home last month has been arrested, while another man sought in the abduction remains at large, a police official said on Thursday.
Wisconsin adds sales tax to Amazon.com shopping cart
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wisconsin next month will become the 14th U.S. state to begin collecting sales tax on online purchases through Amazon.com Inc, joining a trend toward squeezing more revenue from e-commerce.
New Jersey voters elect Democrat Cory Booker to U.S. Senate
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – Democrat Cory Booker, the charismatic mayor of Newark, was the unofficial winner of a New Jersey special election on Wednesday, handily defeating a conservative Republican to fill the state’s vacant U.S. Senate seat.
Ohio bill would compensate women held captive by Ariel Castro
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A bill that would compensate three women held captive for nearly a decade in Ariel Castro’s home in Cleveland came one step closer to becoming law on Wednesday.
Suspect claims dry ice bombs planted at Los Angeles airport were a prank
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 28-year-old airport employee accused of setting off two dry ice bombs at Los Angeles International Airport apparently meant them as a prank, but would still face prosecution, police said on Wednesday.
Accused Colorado theater shooter’s lawyers want car, computer evidence barred
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – Attorneys for accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes, who could be sentenced to death if convicted of murdering 12 moviegoers last year, on Wednesday renewed their bid to bar key evidence from his upcoming trial.
Special prosecutor sought in Missouri teen sex-assault case
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A Missouri prosecutor, who dropped a case against a high school football player accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, asked for an independent review of the case on Wednesday to determine if charges should…
