Two inmates on the run in Georgia after killing guards
(Reuters) – Police in Georgia mounted an intense search on Tuesday for two escaped inmates who overpowered and shot to death a pair of armed guards aboard a prison bus, then fled with both officers’ guns into the surrounding countryside, authorities sa…
Race for governor in Virginia set after tight primary race
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – Virginia’s lieutenant governor will face a former Republican national committee chairman in a November general election to become the state’s next governor in a race seen as a bellwether for next year’s mid-term congressional …
Centene to expand Obamacare insurance to three new states in 2018
(Reuters) – Centene Corp, one of the largest players in the Obamacare individual insurance market, said on Tuesday it would expand into three new states in 2018, despite uncertainty over the future of the legislation under President Donald Trump’s admi…
NBC News launches digital video service to woo social media users
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Comcast Corp’s NBC News unit on Tuesday launched a digital video service that targets the growing number of viewers who get their news on social media.
University of Colorado leaders punished over response to abuse claims
DENVER (Reuters) – The University of Colorado has suspended the chancellor at its flagship campus for 10 days without pay for failing to respond quickly to accusations of domestic violence against a former assistant football coach, school officials sai…
Kentucky psychologist convicted in $600 million benefits fraud
(Reuters) – A Kentucky psychologist was found guilty on Monday on charges stemming from what prosecutors said was his role in a scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $600 million in federal disability payments for thousands of people.
Pennsylvania court sees fraternity drinking video from night student died
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania prosecutor displayed in court on Monday three hours of security camera footage that she said showed members of a Penn State fraternity forcing pledges to engage in a ritual of heavy drinking that resulted in a…
New York City to make some minor offenses fines, not crimes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will release new rules for police on Tuesday curbing the practice of bringing criminal charges against people caught drinking alcohol or urinating in public, among other minor offenses, in a shift championed by civil …
Arizona to cut paralytic drugs in execution overhaul: lawyer
(Reuters) – Arizona has agreed to scrap paralytic drugs from its lethal injection mix and allow witnesses to see more of the execution procedure under an overhaul of the state’s death penalty practices, a lawyer for death row inmates said on Monday.
Bangladesh deputy consul general in New York charged with labor trafficking, assault
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New York City district attorney said on Monday that Bangladesh’s deputy consul general there had been indicted on charges of labor trafficking, assault and forcing a foreign national to work without pay from 2012 to 2016.
