Kentucky doctor charged in patients’ deaths pleads not guilty
LOUISVILLE, KY. (Reuters) – A Kentucky doctor charged in the deaths of five patients pleaded not guilty on Friday in federal court to charges that he unlawfully distributed pain medications.
Connecticut orders second round of budget cuts to close deficit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy ordered a second round of spending cuts in two months on Friday, slicing $31.5 million more from the state’s $20 billion budget as officials warned of “very tough choices” ahead.
California teacher suspended over social media rant about sex case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles area high school teacher has been suspended over a social media rant in which he said male students who reportedly had sex with two of his female colleagues should have kept their “stupid mouths shut” about the exp…
Wisconsin father accused of stabbing infant daughter to death in crib
(Reuters) – A Wisconsin man is suspected of stabbing his 5-month-old daughter to death in her crib on Friday and killing a family friend in a violent attack in which two other people were wounded, including the child’s mother, Milwaukee police said.
Security high as Phoenix prepares for Super Bowl
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Elaborate security measures are being prepared for next month’s Super Bowl, the biggest annual U.S. sports event, and for two other upcoming major events in the Phoenix area, federal officials said on Friday.
U.S. judge hears challenge to warrantless wiretapping program
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Friday heard a rare constitutional challenge to the government’s warrantless wiretapping program in a case involving an Albanian man who pleaded guilty to a federal terrorism charge.
Pediatrician group urges measles vaccinations amid Disneyland outbreak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The leading U.S. pediatrician group on Friday urged parents, schools and communities to vaccinate children against measles in the face of an outbreak that began at Disneyland in California in December and has spread to more than…
Man exonerated of 1976 double murder in North Carolina
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A man imprisoned for nearly four decades for the 1976 stabbing deaths of a mother and daughter in North Carolina was declared innocent on Friday by a three-judge panel, local media reported.
Prosecutor urges reform after charging NY speaker with corruption
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan said on Friday he hoped that criminal charges brought against New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver would mark a “turning point for reform” to stop rampant corruption in the state’s …
FBI seeks two men in Missouri kidnapping, vehicle theft
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Reuters) – Authorities are seeking two men who crashed a stolen van in Kentucky after kidnapping the owner outside his Kansas City, Missouri, home about 550 miles away, the FBI said on Friday.
