Nassar sex abuse victims, university reach $500 million settlement: attorneys
(Reuters) – Sexual abuse victims of disgraced gymnastics Dr. Larry Nassar and Michigan State University have reached a settlement in principle in which the university will pay $500 million, attorneys for both sides said in a joint statement on Wednesda…
North Carolina teachers join ‘Red for Ed’ walkouts for higher pay
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – Thousands of North Carolina teachers marched to the state capitol on Wednesday in a call for higher pay and increased education spending after similar protests from teachers in other states seeking more money for schools.
Police officer shoots, wounds armed suspect at Illinois school
(Reuters) – A police officer assigned to an Illinois high school shot and wounded a male suspect who had brought a gun to the school on Wednesday morning, authorities in the city of Dixon said.
Power outages linger as U.S. Northeast recovers from deadly storm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A violent spring storm that killed at least five people in the northeastern United States downed trees and power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power on Wednesday.
Hundreds of thousands remain without power after deadly storm pounds U.S. Northeast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people remained without power in the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday after ferocious storms packing fierce winds and hail battered the region, killing three people.
North Carolina teachers rally for more funds in latest U.S. school walk-out
RALEIGH, N.C. (Reuters) – Thousands of North Carolina teachers were expected to rally at the capitol on Wednesday for higher pay and increased education spending in a walk-out that follows similar protests from teachers in other states seeking more mon…
Texas to execute man dubbed ‘Lovers’ Lane’ killer for 2003 murder
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Wednesday plans to execute a man dubbed the “Lovers’ Lane” killer who was convicted of a 2003 ambush attack on a remote road in San Antonio where he tried to rob another man in a parked car and then fatally shot him.
Two Pennsylvania men due in court in quadruple murder case
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Two Pennsylvania men accused of luring four young men to a farm with the promise of marijuana, shooting them dead and then burning their bodies in a pig roaster were due in court in the murder case on Wednesday.
U.S. Northeast storms kill two, snarl transport, cause power outages
(Reuters) – Powerful storms carrying high winds, torrential rain and hail slammed heavily populated parts of the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday, knocking over trees that killed two people, snarling transport and causing widespread power outages.
California judge tosses state’s physician-assisted suicide law
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California judge on Tuesday overturned the state’s physician-assisted suicide statute, ruling that lawmakers did not have the authority to pass it during a special session convened to take up healthcare legislation.
