Pennsylvania budget to go into effect, ending long stalemate
(Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, a Democrat, said on Wednesday he would allow a Republican budget bill for fiscal 2016 to become law without his signature, ending nine months of stalemate that starved schools and social service agencies of f…
Michigan state officials accountable in Flint water crisis: inquiry
DETROIT (Reuters) – A task force appointed by Michigan’s governor said on Wednesday state officials showed stubbornness, lack of preparation, delay and inaction in failing to prevent a health crisis in the city of Flint caused by lead contamination in the drinking water.
U.S. bill targets babies born dependent on opioids
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bill that aims to protect babies born to mothers who used heroin or other opioids during pregnancy was introduced on Wednesday in the House as part of the government’s response to a Reuters investigation.
Brussels airport bombing may have targeted Americans: U.S. lawmaker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The suicide bombers behind the Brussels attacks may have attempted to target Americans, the top lawmaker on the intelligence committee in the U.S. House of Representatives said on Wednesday.
Buffett son’s foundation commits $90 million to help U.S. women of color
(Reuters) – A charitable foundation run by billionaire Warren Buffett’s youngest son on Wednesday said it will spend $90 million to improve the lives of girls and young women of color in the United States.
U.S. court upholds money manager Vilar’s 10-year prison term
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a federal judge was justified in increasing the prison sentence of money manager and arts patron Alberto Vilar to 10 years in prison from nine for securities fraud.
Israeli firm helping FBI to open encrypted iPhone: report
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s Cellebrite, a provider of mobile forensic software, is helping the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation’s attempt to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino, California shooters, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper r…
Pianist’s wife pleads not guilty to murder of children in Texas
DALLAS (Reuters) – The estranged wife of celebrated Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to capital murder in the killings of her two children last week in her suburban Fort Worth, Texas home.
Nine guards on trial for beating of Rikers Island inmate in N.Y.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nine correction officers are to go on trial on Wednesday for the brutal beating of an inmate and a subsequent coverup at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex.
Pianist’s wife may have suffocated daughters in Texas home: police report
DALLAS (Reuters) – The estranged wife of celebrated Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko is suspected of having smothered her children with pillows before attempting suicide inside their suburban Fort Worth home, according to a police report.
