Congolese boy attacked by chimps getting rare face surgery in New York
STONY BROOK, N.Y. (Reuters) – An 8-year-old boy whose lips were torn off during an attack by chimpanzees as he played near a river in his native Democratic Republic of Congo will undergo a rare double-lip reconstruction at a New York hospital next week…
Powerball soars to $700 million, largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever
ANN ARBOR, Mich (Reuters) – Falsetta’s Market on Washtenaw Avenue in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has seen new ticket buyers coming out of the woodworks since the Powerball lottery soared to an all-time record high for North America, reaching $700 million on T…
U.S. court vacates ex-NY Islanders owner’s 10-year fraud sentence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday vacated the 10-year prison sentence of a former money manager who co-owned the New York Islanders hockey team and ordered that he be resentenced for what prosecutors said was a $554 million fraud…
New York’s Javits convention center to add $1 billion wing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Center, one of the busiest convention centers in the country, will get a new $1 billion wing, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday.
Man convicted of killing three Florida women due to be executed
(Reuters) – A former carnival worker convicted of killing three women in Florida 30 years ago is due to be executed on Thursday after multiple overturned convictions and retrials.
Deutsche Telekom under scrutiny over working conditions at U.S. arm T-Mobile
FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom is facing growing pressure from investors and lawmakers to ensure proper treatment of workers at its American business T-Mobile US.
U.S. cracks down on Americans’ intake of sugar, saturated fat
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New U.S. dietary guidelines on Thursday urged Americans to cut their sugar and saturated fat intake to less than 10 percent of daily calories, but consumer advocates said the curbs did not provide clear guidance on the need to lowe…
Family of woman found dead in Texas jail wants trooper to face more charges
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The family of a black woman who died in a Texas jail cell said on Thursday a misdemeanor perjury charge against the trooper who pulled her over in a traffic stop is not enough and he should be indicted for assault, battery and…
Detroit man sentenced to up to 60 years in French artist’s murder
(Reuters) – A Detroit man convicted of the 2013 felony murder of a French street artist was sentenced on Thursday to up to 60 years in prison, prosecutors said.
New York opens its first medical marijuana clinics
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s first medical marijuana dispensaries are opening their doors on Thursday, as the state launches one of the most conservative programs of its kind in the United States.
