Washington state mulls steep tax, other restrictions on e-cigarettes
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Washington state lawmakers are considering imposing a steep tax and other restrictions on the sale of e-cigarettes, legislation the bill’s sponsor said on Wednesday would be the toughest in the nation.
Former Penn State president sues over scathing report into Sandusky scandal
(Reuters) – The former president of Pennsylvania State University filed suit on Wednesday against the author of a scathing report on the school’s child sex abuse scandal, saying the investigation disregarded evidence and reached false and damaging conc…
New York charges Narco Freedom executives in alleged Medicaid fraud scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Leaders of a Bronx nonprofit that provides drug and alcohol treatment to tens of thousands of New Yorkers have been indicted over an alleged scheme to plunder the charity and defraud Medicaid of more than $27 million, New York Atto…
Former mine inspector admits to taking bribes from Kentucky lawmaker
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A former Kentucky mining inspector pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a federal charge that he took $46,000 in bribes from a one-time state lawmaker in exchange for not citing the official’s coal mining companies for violations….
Three children dead, two people hurt in North Carolina stabbing
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder after stabbing three young brothers to death and wounding their sister and mother at a home in eastern North Carolina, police said on Wednesday.
Jury clears ex-NFL player Gault of purposely defrauding investors
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A California jury on Wednesday cleared former Chicago Bears wide receiver Willie Gault of intentionally defrauding investors in a scheme to inflate the price of stock in the heart-monitoring device company Heart Tronics [HRTT.PK]…
Kansas high school finds 27 positive tuberculosis cases
(Reuters) – Twenty-seven people have tested positive for tuberculosis at a suburban Kansas City high school where a student was recently found to have an active case, Kansas state and county health officials said on Wednesday.
North Carolina man who chained boy, hung dead chicken around his neck, pleads guilty
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A North Carolina man accused of chaining an 11-year-old boy to a porch with a dead chicken hanging around his neck pleaded guilty on Wednesday to child abuse charges and was sentenced to up to 10 years in prison, his att…
Illinois finances continued downward slide in FY 2014: auditor
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ overall financial condition deteriorated last fiscal year, the state auditor reported on Wednesday, underscoring the deep budget gap the state has yet to fill.
U.S. may deport to China indicted ex-wife of fugitive Chinese official
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The United States may deport to China the ex-wife of a fugitive Chinese official indicted on money laundering and immigration fraud charges, a U.S. prosecutor said on Wednesday.
