Manhunt underway in Louisiana after accidental release of killer
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Louisiana authorities searched on Wednesday for a killer who was accidentally released from jail last week due to a record-keeping error.
Billionaire Koch defeats appeal in fake wine case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Billionaire William Koch persuaded a federal appeals court to uphold a jury verdict and $1.15 million award against Silicon Valley entrepreneur and fellow oenophile Eric Greenberg over the sale of 24 bottles of fake Bordeaux.
House Republicans to vote Oct. 8 for new leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives will hold leadership elections on Oct. 8, House Speaker John Boehner said on Wednesday, moving speedily to get a new team in place to deal with a series of fiscal challenges ahead….
House introduces legislation to extend rail safety deadline to 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers, under pressure from the railroad industry, announced bipartisan legislation on Wednesday to extend a year-end deadline for costly new safety technology for at least another three years.
New cache of interviews offers view into Edward Kennedy’s long career
BOSTON (Reuters) – Senator Edward Kennedy voiced frustration with President Bill Clinton’s failed effort to reform the U.S. healthcare system in the 1990s and said in interviews released on Wednesday his views on immigration were shaped by stories his …
Oklahoma set to execute man whose lawyers claim is innocent
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma is set on Wednesday to execute a man who was convicted of hiring a hit man to murder the owner of a motel, despite the objections of the death row inmate’s lawyers who say they have evidence that points to his innocen…
Thousands line up for rare corpse flower bloom near Chicago
GLENCOE, Ill. (Reuters) – Thousands of curiosity seekers lined up in the blustery, dark Chicago Botanic Garden on Tuesday night to catch a rare glimpse of a 4-1/2-foot (1.4-meter) tall corpse flower in full bloom, but not in full stench.
State Dept. due to release latest batch of Clinton emails
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The latest batch of emails from the private server Hillary Clinton used as U.S. secretary of state is due to be released on Wednesday, days after she lamented that months of unflattering headlines about the setup were largely out o…
President of Clinton Foundation suffers stroke in New York
(Reuters) – Donna Shalala, the president of the Clinton Foundation, suffered a stroke on Tuesday evening after an annual meeting in New York, former U.S. President Bill Clinton said in a statement.
49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks pleads not guilty to sexual battery
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of molesting the same woman his former teammate, Ray McDonald, is accused of raping while she was unconscious.
