Bizarre California hanging death leads to $5 million civil judgment
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A San Diego jury on Wednesday awarded $5 million in damages to relatives of a woman who was found hanged, bound and nude at the estate of her boyfriend, a wealthy pharmaceutical executive, in a mysterious 2011 death that police ru…
Michigan frees city of Flint from state oversight
(Reuters) – The city of Flint regained full control of its finances on Wednesday after Michigan announced the end of nearly seven years of state oversight that was marked by a drinking-water crisis that drew national attention.
Justice Department seizes over 100 homes in crackdown on marijuana operation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. law enforcement agencies seized over 100 homes in the Sacramento, California-area this week in what the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday said was part of a sweeping crackdown on a criminal marijuana growing operation fun…
Chinese scientist gets 10 years in U.S. prison over theft of GMO rice
(Reuters) – A Chinese scientist in Kansas was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 10 years in a federal prison for conspiring to steal samples of a variety of genetically engineered rice seeds from a U.S. research facility, the U.S. Justice Department …
Sagging school funding fuels U.S. teacher protests
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. teacher demonstrations are likely to spread as more educators hit the streets to take on states that they claim are choosing tax cuts over the education of students in elementary and secondary public schools.
L3 Technologies unit, five other firms share $25.5 bln U.S. defense contract
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – L3 Communications Vertex Aerospace LLC, a unit of L3 Technologies, and five other companies will share a 10-year, $25.5 billion Army aircraft and equipment support contract, the Pentagon said in a statement on Wednesday.
Tennessee ex-teacher in abduction case to plead guilty: officials
NASHVILLE (Reuters) – A former Tennessee high school teacher accused of abducting a 15-year-old female student in a cross-country journey that ended with his arrest in California will plead guilty to two related felony charges, officials said on Wednes…
U.S. Air Force F-16 jet crashes in Nevada, pilot’s condition unknown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force F-16 jet crashed at Nellis Air Force base in Nevada on Wednesday, the third crash involving a military aircraft in the past two days.
Oklahoma teachers pressure state lawmakers for higher funding
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – Teachers from across Oklahoma walked off the job for a third consecutive day on Wednesday, repeating their demands for higher pay and more spending on education.
Ex-New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani and wife Judith divorcing: media
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who rose to national prominence in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and his third wife, Judith, are divorcing, the New York Post quoted him on Wednesday as saying.
