U.S. heroin-overdose deaths nearly triple 2010 to ’13: study
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Heroin overdose deaths in the United States nearly tripled from 2010 to 2013, according to a federal study released on Wednesday.
N.Y. telemarketers get half of funds raised for charities: attorney general
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York-based telemarketers that solicit money within the state for U.S. charities were paid more than half the funds they raised in 2013, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Shooting at San Bernardino club, gas station leaves two dead, five injured
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two people were killed and five injured before dawn on Wednesday after gunfire erupted at a nightclub and nearby gas station in a Los Angeles suburb before the violence spread to a hospital where one of the victims died, authori…
Rubio says spending cuts must accompany tax overhaul
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Marco Rubio, a likely Republican presidential candidate in 2016, on Wednesday unveiled a plan to reduce taxes for multinational corporations and parents, but it would widen federal budget deficits without cuts to pop…
Ohio reaches deal with maker of heroin overdose antidote
(Reuters) – The maker of a heroin overdose antidote used by police in many states will give rebates to state and local agencies in Ohio after the state’s top law enforcement official criticized a spike in the price of the drug.
U.S. may review 1959 airplane crash that killed Buddy Holly
(Reuters) – U.S. transportation safety investigators said on Wednesday they are reviewing a request to reopen a probe into the 1959 airplane crash that killed musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J.P. Richardson, better known as “The Big Bopper,” and…
New York City public schools to close on Muslim holidays
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City will add two Muslim holidays to its public school calendars, making it the largest school district in the United States to do so, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Wednesday.
Key U.S. senator: No committee vote set on Iran bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Wednesday that no committee vote had yet been scheduled on a bill that would require President Barack Obama to submit any final Iran nuclear agreement for approv…
Vietnamese man pleads not guilty in U.S. court to aiding Yemen militants
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Vietnamese man charged with helping al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen pleaded not guilty in U.S. court on Wednesday to charges that include supporting the group’s online propaganda efforts.
Texas hospital disputes some claims made in nurse’s Ebola lawsuit
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas hospital group on Wednesday said it disputes some claims made by nurse Nina Pham, the first person infected with Ebola in the United States who this week sued it for failing to prevent her from contracting the virus and then …
