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…
Harley-Davidson recalls over 29,000 motorcycles to fix clutch issues
(Reuters) – U.S. motorcycle maker Harley-Davidson Inc said on Wednesday it is voluntarily recalling more than 29,000 of its 2014 touring motorcycles because of a problem with their hydraulic clutch system.
Engine failure on Spirit Airlines plane under investigation by U.S. safety officials
DALLAS (Reuters) – An engine failure that forced an emergency landing of a Spirit Airlines Inc jet near Dallas is under investigation by federal safety officials who are recalling some employees furloughed by the U.S. government shutdown to help with t…
Lockheed to lay off 600 workers in mission systems, training
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp, the largest U.S. defense contractor, on Wednesday became the latest weapons maker in recent months to announce layoffs, saying it would let go of 600 workers in its Mission Systems and Training Division late…
Pentagon chief apologizes for lost Medal of Honor nomination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel apologized on Wednesday to a former Army captain whose nomination for the nation’s highest military honor was misplaced for two years after he complained about a lack of artillery and air suppor…
