Key U.S. lawmaker won’t support $967 billion short-term spending plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The second-ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Tuesday he would not support a stop-gap funding measure aimed at avoiding a January government shutdown that keeps automatic spending cuts in place.
Prison report says Cleveland kidnapper committed suicide
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro’s death in September was a suicide, not an accident, and cannot be attributed to a failure of prison staff, according to a prison report made public on Tuesday.
Fire crews battle blaze near Boston’s South Station
BOSTON (Reuters) – Firefighters battled an eight-alarm fire that engulfed several floors of a brick office building in south Boston on Tuesday morning, blocking traffic near South Station, the city’s main transit hub, during the morning rush hour.
Texas set to execute inmate who killed guard in escape attempt
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas is scheduled to execute by lethal injection on Tuesday a man convicted of slamming a pickup truck into a mounted correctional officer in a prison escape attempt in 2007, knocking her off the horse and killing her.
Shaken, stirred or straight up? U.S. toasts repeal of Prohibition
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Many Americans this week will toast the 80th anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition, a 14-year ban on the sale and production of alcoholic beverages that turned booze-smuggling thugs into celebrities and otherwise law-abiding cit…
U.S. regulator to keep an eye on largest student loan servicers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. consumer financial watchdog will soon start supervising the seven largest student loan servicers to ensure they treat borrowers fairly and comply with federal consumer laws, the agency said on Tuesday.
NY regulator subpoenas websites to curb payday lending: NYT
(Reuters) – New York State’s financial regulator, Benjamin Lawsky, sent subpoenas to 16 lead generator websites that sell sensitive consumer data to payday lenders, the latest development in a broader crackdown on the payday lending industry, the New Y…
Woman walking dogs attacked by bear in central Florida
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A bear attacked and seriously injured a woman walking her dogs on Monday evening in Florida, a state where bear complaints have risen in recent years.
Landmark moment in making: judge to rule on Detroit bankruptcy
DETROIT (Reuters) – The largest-ever municipal bankruptcy petition in U.S. history faces a watershed moment on Tuesday, as the judge overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy case is scheduled to rule whether the city is eligible for protection from creditors – …
U.S. military court hears case on prostitution at Army base
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. military court began hearing arguments on Monday in the case of a soldier accused of being a part of a suspected prostitution ring at Fort Hood, one of the largest Army bases in the United States.
