Pittsburgh medical professor sentenced to life in wife’s poisoning
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A University of Pittsburgh neurological surgery professor was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday after his first-degree murder conviction in the poisoning death of his wife, who was also a doctor.
Fans cheer Patriots atop Boston snow piles at Super Bowl parade
BOSTON (Reuters) – Thousands of warmly dressed New England Patriots fans, some perched atop huge snow piles, cheered their team along Boston’s frigid streets on Wednesday to celebrate Sunday’s Super Bowl victory with a downtown parade after two massive…
Michigan to recognize 300 same-sex marriages performed last year
(Reuters) – Michigan will recognize about 300 same-sex marriages performed last year in the short window after a federal judge struck down the state’s ban on gay marriage and a U.S. appeals court put the decision on hold, Governor Rick Snyder said on W…
Chicago-area cop acquitted in beanbag gun death of World War Two vet
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago-area police officer was acquitted on Wednesday of charges of reckless conduct stemming from the fatal beanbag gun shooting of a 95-year-old World War Two veteran in a nursing home, the State’s Attorney’s Office said.
Wisconsin middle-schoolers accused of throwing Xmas sex party
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Four Wisconsin adolescents may face sexual assault charges after having a sex party during holiday break at a home in suburban Milwaukee, police said on Wednesday.
Shell and union to talk on day four of U.S. refineries strike
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Negotiations will resume on Wednesday between Royal Dutch Shell Plc and union leaders as they haggle over a new wage contract for striking U.S. refinery workers, the company said.
Oklahoma sees meth addicts fueling surge in cattle rustling
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – One of the oldest Wild West crimes, cattle rustling, has been making a comeback in Oklahoma in recent years, with major culprits being methamphetamine addicts selling stolen livestock to pay for their drug habits, officials sa…
Missing 86-year-old Detroit lottery winner found dead: police
(Reuters) – An 86-year-old Detroit man whose family said he disappeared a day after winning $20,000 in the lottery in December was found stabbed to death in a vacant house, authorities said on Wednesday.
Treasure hunter’s fate in limbo, remaining in Florida for now
(Reuters) – A federal magistrate on Wednesday delayed a hearing for a jailed treasure hunter facing extradition to Ohio to face accusations that he cheated investors out of tens of millions in gold recovered from a shipwreck.
Judge allows hearings on summer closings of New York nuclear plant
(Reuters) – A judge in New York has ruled Entergy Corp cannot stop hearings on the state’s plan to shut the company’s Indian Point nuclear power plant for part of the summer to protect fish in the Hudson River.
