Washington state Senate passes tax breaks, aiming to win Boeing work
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – The Washington state Senate on Saturday passed a measure to extend nearly $9 billion in tax breaks for Boeing through 2040 in an embattled effort to entice the company to locate production of its newest jet, the 777X, in…
Florida school board votes to remove name of Confederate general
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A north Florida school board has voted unanimously to change the name of a local high school honoring a Confederate general who made a fortune as a slave trader and was linked to the Ku Klux Klan.
College athletes can seek cut of TV money: U.S. judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A lawsuit brought by college athletes seeking television and videogame revenue can move forward, a U.S. judge has ruled, in a case that seeks to reshape traditional notions of sports amateurism in the United States.
Vikings’ wide receiver Simpson arrested on DWI charge
(Reuters) – Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jerome Simpson was arrested early on Saturday on a charge of driving while impaired after a state trooper found him visibly intoxicated in a stalled car in Minneapolis, authorities said.
Struggling U.S. cities hope small projects yield big results
GARY, Indiana (Reuters) – Struggling U.S. Rust Belt cities for years have tried to counter the loss of manufacturing jobs with big, expensive projects like casinos and stadiums.
Utah doctor convicted of drugging, drowning wife in bathtub
(Reuters) – A Utah doctor was found guilty early Saturday of murdering his wife by drugging her with pain killers and sleeping pills and drowning her in a bathtub, local media reported.
Miami Herald reporter detained in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities were holding an American journalist from the Miami Herald for a third day on Saturday after he was picked up near the border with Colombia reporting on economic shortages and an upcoming local election, his co…
Gay marriage clears another statehouse hurdle in Hawaii
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Hawaii’s House of Representatives approved a bill on Friday to legalize same-sex marriage in the overwhelmingly Democratic state popular as a wedding and honeymoon destination, paving the way for anticipated final passage in the Se…
Four charged with severing penis of California marijuana dispensary owner
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Four people have been charged with abducting the California owner of a medical marijuana dispensary, torturing him and cutting off his penis in an attempt to force him to divulge the location of cash they mistakenly believed he …
U.S. Navy cuts security access of two top intelligence officers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two of the U.S. Navy’s top intelligence officials had their access to classified materials suspended on Friday over their ties to a widening bribery scandal involving a Singapore-based defense contractor, the Navy said.
