Number of victims in Maryland school sex abuse case rises to 17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of victims has risen to 17 in a Maryland child pornography case involving a volunteer teacher charged with filming sexually explicit videos in an elementary school restroom, police said on Wednesday.
U.S. housing starts, building permits fall in January
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. housing starts unexpectedly fell in January likely as bad weather disrupted building projects in some parts of the country, in what could be
Stephen King honored with endowed chair at Maine alma mater
BOSTON (Reuters) – Best-selling novelist Stephen King, best known for terrifying readers with hair-raising stories including “The Stand” and “It,” landed a new distinction when his alma mater, the University of Maine, named an endowed professorship aft…
Stephen King honored with endowed chair at Maine alma mater
BOSTON (Reuters) – Best-selling novelist Stephen King, best known for terrifying readers with hair-raising stories including “The Stand” and “It,” landed a new distinction when his alma mater, the University of Maine, named an endowed professorship aft…
Apple opposes order to help unlock California shooter’s phone
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Apple Inc opposed a court ruling on Tuesday that ordered it to help the FBI break into an iPhone recovered from a San Bernardino shooter, heightening a dispute between tech companies and law enforcement over the limits of encrypt…
Puerto Rico government cites ‘substantial doubt’ about its solvency
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s government said it had “substantial doubt” about its ability to operate long-term, and cited a threat to public services if its Government Development Bank misses debt payments, in a draft of long-delayed fiscal year …
Police find classmate gave gun to Arizona girls in murder-suicide
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The handgun used in last week’s apparent murder-suicide of two 15-year-old girls found shot dead at their suburban Phoenix high school was furnished by a fellow student at the request of one of the girls, police said on Tuesday.
Colorado surgical tampering case prompts review of 3,000 patients
DENVER (Reuters) – An ex-medical technician has been indicted on charges of tampering with narcotics at a Colorado hospital, leading authorities to urge nearly 3,000 people who had surgery there to be tested for blood-borne diseases, federal prosecutor…
Illinois governor’s new budget aims to keep schools funded
CHICAGO (Reuters) – With most of Illinois’ fiscal 2016 budget mired in a political impasse, Republican Governor Bruce Rauner on Wednesday will announce a plan to ensure state money continues to flow to public schools in fiscal 2017, according to his of…
Texas executes man in murder of liquor store clerk
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas on Tuesday executed a man who was convicted of fatally shooting a liquor store clerk in a robbery outside of Dallas in 1990.
