Democrats ditch historic U.S. Senate rule blamed for gridlock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate, in a historic and bitterly fought rule change, stripped Republicans on Thursday of their ability to block President Barack Obama’s judicial and executive branch nominees.
Powerball ticket worth $16 million worthless as deadline expires in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Powerball ticket worth $16 million became worthless on Friday after a six-month deadline for the winner to claim the prize money expired, Florida lottery authorities said.
Indiana robocall ban not preempted by federal law
(Reuters) – An Indiana state law banning a variety of automated telephone calls was given new life as a federal appeals court concluded that the law was not preempted by federal law.
Embattled Utah Attorney General to resign amid misconduct probes
(Reuters) – Embattled Utah Attorney General John Swallow has announced his resignation, saying he had “no choice but to step aside” amid multiple allegations of misconduct that began after he took office in January.
Severe winds leaves two dead, 50,000 without power in San Francisco area
(Reuters) – The San Francisco area was hammered by strong winds that knocked down trees and power lines on Thursday, leaving at least 2 people dead and more than 50,000 without power in California.
Another U.S. Navy officer suspended in widening corruption probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy said on Thursday it has suspended the deputy commander of a unit responsible for port and harbor security as a result of allegations in the widening corruption probe involving a Singapore-based defense contractor.
One child dies, four others injured after car crashes into Minnesota pond
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – One child died and four others were seriously injured when the car they were riding in slid into a near-freezing pond in suburban Minneapolis on Thursday, police said.
Miami developer seeks to build landmark oceanfront observation tower
MIAMI (Reuters) – Paris has the Eiffel Tower and now a developer is hoping to give Miami its own eye-catching landmark.
Days before launch, Obamacare website failed to handle even 500 users
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In the last days before the botched October 1 launch of President Barack Obama’s healthcare website, the team in charge was seeing alarming results from performance tests, according to internal emails released by Republican lawma…
Victim in Sandusky sex abuse case sues the ex-coach, Penn State
(Reuters) – A man who testified last year at Jerry Sandusky’s child sex abuse trial about years of sexual assault sued the former football coach and Pennsylvania State University on Thursday, his lawyer said.
