n">(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called on Wednesday for raising the state's minimum wage by nearly 21 percent, to...
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No deal on Illinois pension fix, talks to continue
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A fix for Illinois' public pension crisis remained elusive on Saturday after a meeting between Democratic Governor ...
Nixon to be remembered in centennial salute at California birthplace
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A planned yearlong centennial celebration of Richard Nixon's birth is due to kick off on Sunday at his presiden...
Former Rep. Patrick Kennedy leads campaign against legal pot
n">(Reuters) - Retired Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy is taking aim at what he sees as knee-jerk support for marijuana le...
Ohio sheriff confronts protesters in football rape case
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (Reuters) - A county sheriff under fire for how he has handled a high school rape investigation faced down a raucous cro...
Four dead in townhouse shooting in Aurora, Colorado
AURORA, Colo. (Reuters) - A gunman who barricaded himself inside a townhouse after killing three people in the home was shot to death by po...
Connecticut gun show goes on despite Newtown tragedy
STAMFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - An antique gun show went ahead as planned on Saturday 40 miles from the site of the December 14 mass shoo...
South Carolina woman ranked as oldest American dies at age 114
n">(Reuters) - A 114-year-old South Carolina woman who was born when William McKinley was president of the United States and had ra...
Earthquake measuring 7.5 strikes off southeastern Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake measuring 7.5 magnitude struck a remote corner of the Pacific Coast off Alaska's pa...
Lance Armstrong may admit he used banned drugs: NY Times
n">(Reuters) - Lance Armstrong, the American cyclist at the center of the biggest doping scandal in the sport's history, may ad...
California official urges law to stop rape by impersonators
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - California's attorney general on Friday called on lawmakers to update the state's definition of sexual assa...
Air Force recruiter charged with rape as sex scandal expands
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A male Air Force recruiting sergeant in the Houston area was charged on Friday with rape and other sexual misconduc...
Congress approves some Sandy storm relief amid anger over delay
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Congress on Friday approved $9.7 billion in initial relief for victims of Superstorm Sandy, but New York and New...
Weeks after Newtown massacre, nearby Stamford hosts gun show
STAMFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - A gun show is being held this weekend in Stamford, Connecticut, despite the mayor's plea that the eve...
Quake measuring 7.5 strikes off Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - An earthquake of 7.5 magnitude struck in the Pacific Ocean off southeastern Alaska on Saturday. The quake occ...
Three killed as small plane crashes into Florida home
MIAMI (Reuters) - A small plane burst into flames when it crashed into a home in eastern Florida on Friday killing all three people on board...
Six charged in theft of artworks from home of U.S. financier Gundlach
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Prosecutors announced on Friday a major break in the investigation of an art heist from the Southern California hom...
Genetically modified food labeling measure to qualify for Washington state ballot
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - A measure to require special labeling of genetically modified foods appeared virtually certain to qualify f...
Law firm recruits federal judge who presided over Ebbers case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Barbara Jones, the federal judge who presided over the criminal trial of former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers, will join...
Same-sex marriage bill heads to Illinois state Senate floor
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - A panel of Illinois lawmakers voted on Thursday to send legislation legalizing gay marriage in President ...
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