Pennsylvania launches Medicaid expansion: governor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The state of Pennsylvania has launched an expansion of the Medicaid health insurance program, governor Tom Wolf, a Democrat, said in a statement on Monday.
Friend says man accused of boy’s 1979 murder confessed long ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A longtime friend of Pedro Hernandez, the man charged in the 1979 murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz, testified on Monday that Hernandez told him decades ago that he had killed a boy.
Illinois wife-killer cop charged in murder-for-hire plot
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A former Chicago-area police officer in prison for murdering his third wife was charged on Monday with trying to hire a hit man to kill the prosecutor in his case.
West Coast port operations resume, more labor talks scheduled
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. West Coast port operations resumed in full on Monday after shipping companies suspended loading and unloading of freighters for the weekend, citing chronic cargo backups the shippers and dockworkers have blamed on each othe…
Mumps outbreak linked to Idaho university spreads to Washington state
SEATTLE (Reuters) – An outbreak of mumps that started at an Idaho university and infected 21 people across the state has now spread to neighboring Washington state, health officials said on Monday.
Former Venezuelan judge sentenced to nearly seven years in Miami drug case
MIAMI (Reuters) – A former Venezuelan judge was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison in U.S. court in Miami on Monday after being accused of taking bribes from a South American drug cartel boss.
Puerto Rico to appeal ruling voiding bankruptcy law
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico on Monday said it would appeal a U.S. ruling that voided the island’s restructuring law, saying it left the U.S. commonwealth in legal limbo.
Domestic violence charges against NFL’s Hardy dropped
(Reuters) – Domestic violence charges were abruptly dropped on Monday against Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy after his accuser could not be found to testify, prosecutors said.
Oklahoma boy dies after pot with explosive hit by bullet
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An 8-year-old Oklahoma boy was killed after being struck with shrapnel when a pot containing an explosive blew up after it was shot with a high-powered rifle, a sheriff’s office said on Monday.
Puerto Rico set for tougher debt struggle after court ruling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hopes of an orderly resolution to Puerto Rico’s debt crisis suffered a heavy blow after a court voided the island’s restructuring law, raising fears it may be heading for a longer, messier debt overhaul.
