U.S. sues company over miner’s religious objection to handscan
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania mining company sued by the federal government on behalf of a worker who refused a biometric handscan because he believes in the Bible’s mark of the beast prophecy, said on Thursday that it supports religious freedo…
George Zimmerman’s wife has ‘doubts’ about his innocence: NBC
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – The estranged wife of George Zimmerman, the Florida man who was acquitted of murder for the shooting of an unarmed teenager, said in an NBC TV interview on Thursday that she now doubted his innocence after standing by him d…
Montana ex-teacher freed after month in jail for raping student
(Reuters) – A former high school teacher in Montana was released from prison on Thursday after serving just one month for the rape of a 14-year-old student who later killed herself, a corrections department spokeswoman said.
Detroit eyes freezing pensions, probes city’s dysfunction
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit’s emergency manager proposed freezing pension benefits for some current city workers starting in 2014 and will launch a two-month probe into the city’s dysfunctional and error-prone handling of employee benefits.
U.S. government workers brace for possible shutdown next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House and labor leaders discussed preparations for a possible U.S. government shutdown on October 1, a move that one union chief estimated could affect as many as 1 million workers, from housekeeping aides to rocket sci…
New delays hit Obamacare rollout before October 1 launch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Thursday announced new delays in rolling out President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform, saying small business and Spanish-language health insurance enrollment services would not begin on October 1 as plann…
Connecticut commuters struggle with crippled railroad
(Reuters) – Hedge fund managers and corporate types used to Wall Street’s lightning pace, as well as ordinary Connecticut citizens, faced weeks of delays as a power outage on the Metro North railway brought their commutes to a crawl for a second day on…
Search continues for New York gunman who shot two on Long Island
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The search for a suspected gunman who shot two people, killing one, in what was described as a workplace incident in the New York suburb of Garden City, Long Island, shifted on Thursday to the town where the man’s abandoned SUV was…
New trial for Florida woman jailed for firing ‘warning shot’ at husband
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A woman sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing a “warning shot” during an argument with her abusive husband was granted a new trial on Thursday in a case under Florida’s controversial self-defense law.
Sag in major Wisconsin freeway bridge causes indefinite closure
(Reuters) – A major freeway bridge near Green Bay, Wisconsin, was closed indefinitely on Thursday after it suddenly developed a dip that was described by one policeman as like a roller coaster.
