Rand Paul’s alleged attacker pleads not guilty to assault: court official
(Reuters) – The man accused of tackling Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and breaking his ribs as he was mowing his lawn pleaded not guilty on Thursday to a misdemeanor assault charge, a court official said.
Consumers sign up for Obamacare 2018 individual plans despite uncertainty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Consumer sign-ups for Obamacare individual insurance plans were more than 600,000 during the first week of enrollment for 2018, a U.S. health agency said on Thursday, a positive sign for insurers who take part in the healthcare pro…
Reports of shots fired near Rhode Island mall after police car stolen
BOSTON (Reuters) – Providence, Rhode Island, officials shut down roads near a downtown shopping mall after local media reported shots fired in the area on Thursday, hours after state police said one of their patrol cars had been stolen during a morning…
Ohio workers vote on unionization at Chinese supplier plant
(Reuters) – Workers at a Chinese-owned auto glass plant in southwestern Ohio will finish voting on Thursday on whether to join the United Auto Workers, in a test of the union’s strategy for organizing foreign-owned auto factories after a stinging loss …
Arizona man found guilty of murder after locking girl in box: court official
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona man was found guilty on Wednesday of murder and other charges in the death of a 10-year-old girl who was locked in a small bin for taking a Popsicle without permission, a court official said.
Texas and Florida carry out executions on same day
(Reuters) – Texas put to death a Mexican national on Wednesday for the kidnap, rape and murder of his cousin, and Florida on the same day put to death a 53-year-old man for a 1991 double-murder, officials said.
Pence pays tribute to fallen and heroes from Texas massacre
FLORESVILLE, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence traveled on Wednesday to rural southeastern Texas, where he paid tribute to the victims and heroes from a church massacre that stands as the deadliest gun violence ever committed in a U.S. p…
Arizona man found guilty of murder after locking girl in box: local media
(Reuters) – An Arizona man was found guilty on Wednesday of murder and other charges in the death of a 10-year-old girl who was locked in a small bin for taking a Popsicle, media in the southwestern U.S. state reported.
Harvey Weinstein hires NY defense lawyer Benjamin Brafman
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein has hired Manhattan criminal defense attorney Benjamin Brafman to represent him in New York, a spokeswoman for the Hollywood producer said on Wednesday, days after New York police said an unidentified woman had acc…
A Texas school is devastated by church shooting
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) – It was heartbreaking for Jennifer Berrones to explain to her 7-year-old daughter Kaylee that her friend and classmate Emily was not coming back to school after Sunday’s church massacre in rural Texas.
