U.S. shutdown seen dragging on as debt ceiling fight nears
(Reuters) – The shutdown of the U.S. government appeared likely to drag on for another week and possibly longer as lawmakers consumed day three of the shutdown with a stalling game and there was no end in sight until the next crisis hits Washington aro…
Calif. city official, symbol of greed, pleads no contest
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The former city manager of the California city of Bell, who became an emblem of local government corruption when it was revealed in 2010 that he was earning a salary of nearly $800,000, abruptly pleaded no contest on Thursday to…
New murder trial for N.Y. man who claimed he assisted suicide
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man convicted of murder after saying he simply helped a man commit suicide with a knife will get a new trial, a state appeals court ruled on Thursday.
Wendy Davis, known for pro-choice filibuster, runs for Texas governor
HALTOM CITY, Texas (Reuters) – Wendy Davis, the Texas state senator who staged a filibuster against sweeping abortion restrictions, announced on Thursday that she would run for governor of the state.
U.S. judge blocks New York credit card surcharge law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In a decision with possible broad implications for U.S. consumers and retailers, a federal judge has blocked enforcement of a New York state law that bans merchants from imposing surcharges on customers who pay by credit card rathe…
U.S. labor machinery frozen by government shutdown
(Reuters) – The federal government shutdown has begun to paralyze the legal machinery that governs many of the relationships between U.S. employers and workers.
NY court finds ‘invasive’ penile stimulation test unjustified
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man convicted of failing to register as a sex offender cannot be forced to undergo penile stimulation tests to determine how likely he is to commit future crimes, a federal appeals court in New York ruled on Thursday.
Despite shutdown, U.S. Congress saves Iraqi interpreter visa program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers took a break from bitter debate over government spending to save a program granting special visas to civilian interpreters who risked their lives to work for the American military in Iraq, sending it to the White H…
U.S. indicts 13 suspected members of hacker group Anonymous
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States brought criminal charges against 13 suspected members of the hacking group Anonymous on Thursday for allegedly attacking government, credit card and lobbying websites in a campaign in support of internet file-sh…
New York City Opera files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City Opera filed for bankruptcy protection on Thursday after announcing earlier this week that it had failed to raise enough money to stay open and would close its doors.
