North Carolina mother claims share of $564 million Powerball jackpot
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A single mother said she is eager to give her four children a more comfortable life after North Carolina lottery officials confirmed on Monday that she had presented one of the tickets worth a third of the $564.1 million…
Conjoined twins separated at Texas hospital after marathon surgery
HOUSTON (Reuters) – In surgery lasting more than 24 hours, a Texas hospital medical team has separated nearly 1-year-old twins who were joined at the abdomen and shared a liver, diaphragm, pelvis, intestines and the lining of the heart, officials said …
Jurors watch videotape of accused killer of missing New York boy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors in the case of a New York boy missing for over three decades watched videotape on Monday of the man accused of his murder saying he choked the boy but that the child was still alive when he was stuffed in a bag and dumped in…
California college student diagnosed with meningitis-related infection
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A California university student has been diagnosed with a bacterial infection related to meningitis, authorities said, days after a student in Oregon succumbed to the sometimes deadly disease that can be prevalent on coll…
Police investigate ‘safety incident’ at California school
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A high school in Redwood City, California, was evacuated on Monday following a 911 call, although police reported no confirmed gunman or shooting.
U.S. Justice Department asks for stay to allow immigration action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Monday argued that halting President Barack Obama’s executive actions on immigration from taking effect threatens national security, in a request for an emergency stay to put on hold a Texas judge’s…
Obama seeks new rules for brokers handling retirement accounts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wall Street brokers and financial advisers could face new restrictions under a proposal put forth by President Barack Obama on Monday that the White House said could save Americans with retirement accounts billions of dollars eac…
U.S. Marine who vanished in Iraq found guilty of desertion
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A U.S. Marine who disappeared from his base in Iraq in 2004 and later fled to Lebanon was found guilty on Monday of twice deserting the military and could face up to 7 1/2 years in prison.
Nevada road rage murder suspect was passenger in car: prosecutor
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – The young man charged with murder in the road-rage killing of a Las Vegas mother of four outside her home earlier this month was a passenger in one of the cars involved in the confrontation and police were still searching for the …
Boston schools to reflect on city’s violent past with desegregation
BOSTON (Reuters) – Four decades after a U.S. judge ordered Boston to desegregate its schools, sparking a wave of violent protest, the incident is set to formally become a part of the history curriculum in the city’s public schools.
