Philip Morris urges Illinois court to toss $10 billion smokers’ verdict
(Reuters) – A $10.1 billion verdict against Philip Morris USA over misleading consumers about the safety of “light” cigarettes should be overturned, lawyers for the company argued in the Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Wedding date of Bristol Palin, daughter of Sarah Palin, is called off
(Reuters) – The wedding date of Bristol Palin, a reality television personality and the daughter of former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, has been called off, Sarah Palin said in a post on Facebook.
Suicide rates rising among young black children in U.S.
(Reuters Health) – Suicide rates have fallen among young white children in the U.S. but they’ve gone up among black youngsters, according to a new study of suicides in kids under age 12.
Marathon disappointed Galveston Bay workers reject contract offer
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Marathon Petroleum Corp said on Tuesday it was disappointed by the rejection of a contract offer by striking workers at the company’s Galveston Bay Refinery in Texas City, Texas.
Four U.S. cancer charities charged; two settle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government has charged four cancer charities with misusing more than $187 million in donations, with two agreeing to be dissolved and two fighting the allegations, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday.
Tennessee man plotted to attack Muslims, burn down mosque in New York’s Islamberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An ex-Congressional candidate from Tennessee faces up to five years in prison for plotting to burn down an upstate New York mosque and use an assault rifle against anyone who tried to stop him, according to court documents.
Police want bikers off streets after deadly Texas shooting
WACO, Texas (Reuters) – The local Harley Davidson dealership was closed, motorcycle riders were asked to stay off the roads and police snipers took to rooftops to watch Waco streets after a deadly gangland shooting caused many to cast a colder eye on b…
Pilot reported trouble before deadly plane crash on Atlanta highway
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The pilot of a private plane told an air traffic controller he was having trouble gaining altitude shortly before crashing onto a busy Atlanta highway this month, killing all four people on board, according to a federal report relea…
U.S. charges three Chinese professors, three others with economic espionage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S government charged three Chinese professors and three other Chinese nationals with economic espionage and stealing trade secrets from two companies that develop technology often used in military technologies, the Departme…
Boston bomber to face about 20 of his victims at sentencing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will face about 20 of his victims at a hearing next month when he will be formally sentenced to die for the 2013 attack, a U.S. judge said on Tuesday.
