Cuba reinstates limits on doctors leaving the country
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba on Tuesday re-imposed limits on doctors leaving the country, saying its universal and free healthcare services have been “seriously affected” by the flight of vital medical specialists.
Amazon gadget sales more than triple over Thanksgiving weekend
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said sales of its electronic gadgets more than tripled over the Thanksgiving weekend from last year, with the Fire tablet the top-selling product.
Jury in ex-Massey CEO mine blast trial still deadlocked
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Reuters) – A federal jury said on Tuesday that it was deadlocked over a former Massey Energy chief executive charged in a mine blast that killed 29 people, but the judge told jurors to keep trying.
Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber argue for new trial
BOSTON (Reuters) – Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev asked a judge on Tuesday to hold a new trial for their client, citing a Supreme Court decision that a U.S. law stiffening sentences for crimes committed while in possession of a gu…
Ohio man pleads not guilty to kidnapping son from mother in 2002
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An Ohio man accused of taking his 5-year-old son from his mother’s house in Alabama in 2002 and living with him under false identities for 13 years pleaded not guilty on Tuesday and remained jailed on a $250,000 bond.
Obama: U.S. has power to prevent gun homicides like shooting in Colorado
PARIS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday said the United States has power to do more to prevent gun homicides like last week’s shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado.
Chicago creates police task force after officer charged with murder
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday announced the creation of a police accountability task force following days of unrest over the alleged murder of a black teenager by a white policeman.
Texas Attorney General Paxton seeks dismissal of felony charges against him
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lawyers for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton went to a district court on Tuesday seeking to throw out felony charges against him, saying there were problems with the grand jury that handed down the indictments.
House Speaker: Colorado shooting shows need for mental health reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said last week’s shooting at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado showed that the United States needs to reform mental health care.
U.S. Supreme Court says woman can’t sue over Austria rail injury
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a California woman cannot sue Austria’s state-owned railroad in U.S. courts over a 2007 injury she suffered while boarding a train in Innsbruck that led to her legs being amputated.
