South Carolina school shooting victim gets superhero’s farewell
TOWNVILLE, S.C. (Reuters) – Mourners dressed as colorful comic book characters gathered to remember a 6-year-old boy during a superhero-themed funeral on Wednesday, a week after the child was fatally shot at his South Carolina elementary school.
Customers sue UnitedHealth over prescription drug co-pay costs
(Reuters) – UnitedHealth Group Inc has been sued by three customers who accused the largest U.S. health insurer of charging co-payments for prescription drugs that were higher than their actual cost and pocketing the difference.
Eighty indicted for drug trafficking in Maryland prison
(Reuters) – A federal grand jury has indicted 80 people for drug trafficking at Maryland’s biggest prison, officials said on Wednesday, in the third major case to target corruption in the state’s prison system since 2009.
Obama says U.S. government prepared to respond to Hurricane Matthew
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Wednesday said the U.S. government has teams and supplies positioned to respond to Hurricane Matthew as the storm barrels toward Florida and other southeastern states.
Chicago city council votes to accept reworked police oversight body
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago City Council voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favor of a new police oversight body as Mayor Rahm Emanuel tries to rebuild trust in a police department hit by numerous high-profile incidents of misconduct.
Turkish gold trader pushes for dismissal of U.S. sanctions case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday heard arguments on whether U.S. charges against a Turkish gold trader for violating U.S. sanctions against Iran should be dismissed, in a high-profile case that could determine the scope of the U.S. san…
Michigan man charged with threatening white police online
(Reuters) – A black Detroit man who advocated killing white police officers on social media has been charged with making a terroristic threat and using a computer for a crime, the Michigan attorney general’s office said on Wednesday.
Freight train derailment in New York disrupts Amtrak service
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A CSX Corp freight train derailed on Wednesday morning in New York City’s Bronx borough, suspending northbound Amtrak service from the city for hours but causing no injuries.
Federal appeals court hears arguments over Dakota Access pipeline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three federal appeals judges in Washington, D.C., heard arguments on Wednesday over whether to stop work on a crude oil pipeline in parts of North Dakota where the Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes say the project will desecra…
Investigators pulling data from recorder of crashed N.J. train
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investigators said on Wednesday they were collecting information from data and video recorders removed from the front car of the New Jersey Transit train that crashed into Hoboken Terminal last week.
