Texas Attorney General Paxton pleads not guilty to fraud charges
FORT WORTH, Texas (Reuters) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Tea Party Republican, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to three felony charges of securities fraud during his first court appearance in a case that threatens his political career.
Low-lying Louisiana parish regroups behind reinforced levee system
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Of all the areas near New Orleans blasted by Hurricane Katrina, none was harder hit than St. Bernard Parish, a low-lying coastal stretch southeast of the city, once known for its small fishing villages and thriving seafood indus…
Kentucky clerk continues to deny same-sex couples marriage licenses
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A day after a federal appeals court ruled that Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, her office in eastern Kentucky continued to defy the order.
Indian babysitter to serve jail time over Connecticut child’s death
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – An Indian national who had worked as a baby sitter in Connecticut was sentenced to 14 years in U.S. federal prison for the death of a 19-month-old boy in her care last year.
Man arrested for stealing Texas pickup truck with baby on board
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man was arrested for stealing a pickup truck that had a 4-month-old boy strapped in a child seat in Austin, Texas, on Thursday, police said.
Virginia TV journalists killed by suspect with ‘powder keg’ of anger
MONETA, Va. (Reuters) – Two television journalists were shot to death during a live broadcast in Virginia on Wednesday, slain by a former employee of the TV station and who called himself a “powder keg” of anger over what he saw as racial discriminatio…
Honolulu’s Waikiki Beach reopened after massive sewage spill
(Reuters) – Hawaii authorities reopened Honolulu’s famed Waikiki Beach on Wednesday after water quality tests indicated the ocean was again safe for swimmers following a serious sewage spill earlier this week.
FBI warns U.S. art dealers about antiquities looted from Syria, Iraq
(Reuters) – The FBI on Wednesday urged art dealers in the United States to be careful when buying antiquities from the Middle East, saying there is evidence collectors have recently been offered artifacts plundered by Islamic State fighters in Syria an…
FDA wants food companies to hand over their pathogens
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Investigations into foodborne illness are being radically transformed by whole genome sequencing, which federal officials say is enabling them to identify the source of an outbreak far more quickly and prevent additional cases.
Ex-San Francisco 49ers player Ray McDonald charged with rape
(Reuters) – Former San Francisco 49ers defensive end Ray McDonald has been charged with rape by intoxication, and current 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks has been charged with sexual battery of the same woman on the same night, prosecutors said on Wednes…
