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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Prosecutor and governor to spar over death penalty in Florida's top court

(Reuters) - The legal battle between Florida Governor Rick Scott and an Orlando prosecutor he removed from two dozen murder cases because she would not seek the death penalty goes before the state's Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Facing revolt on healthcare bill, U.S. Senate Republicans delay vote

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republican leaders postponed a vote on a healthcare overhaul on Tuesday after resistance from members of their own party, and President Donald Trump summoned Republican senators to the White House to urge them to break the impasse.

Improperly stored equipment blamed for New York subway crash

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's subway system struggled to return to normal service on Wednesday, a day after a derailment caused by a piece of unsecured replacement track injured 34 people, Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials said.

Suspect in Michigan airport stabbing to make court appearance

FLINT, Mich. (Reuters) - A man charged with stabbing an airport police officer in an attack federal investigators are probing as an act of terrorism is expected to appear in a Michigan federal court on Wednesday.

Yes he can: 'Clever boy' Obama returns to Indonesia for family vacation

JAKARTA (Reuters) - From white water rafting in Bali to visiting temples on Java, former U.S. President Barack Obama's private family holiday is being closely tracked in Indonesia where he spent four years as a child.

Some would-be immigrants left in limbo after Supreme Court travel ban order

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Without close family in the United States, Elly and her husband had few options for getting permission to immigrate to America from Iran. So when they won a U.S. government lottery last September for a so-called "diversity visa" allowing them to resettle in the United States, the couple was thrilled.

Supreme Court's recent unity faces looming test

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. Supreme Court navigated a difficult period in which it was short one member for more than a year, justices from across the ideological spectrum often managed to find common ground. That sense of unity promises to be soon put to the test.

Judge reopens case of Colorado 'intersex' veteran denied passport

DENVER (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday agreed to review the constitutionality of a U.S. State Department policy of refusing to grant passports to people who identify as neither male nor female.

Utah wildfire levels 13 homes, forces evacuation of 1,500 people

(Reuters) - A fierce wildfire that has destroyed more than a dozen homes and forced the evacuation of 1,500 residents raged largely unchecked in southwestern Utah for an 11th day, as an army of firefighters struggled to corral the flames.

Madoff settlements reach $12 billion with new accords

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trustee recouping money for Bernard Madoff's victims on Tuesday announced nearly $371 million of new settlements with two groups of offshore funds that invested with the imprisoned Ponzi schemer, boosting the total recovery to about $12 billion.