Prosecutors rethink convict’s sentence after judge cites Holder
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prosecutors are reconsidering a 50-year sentence for a convicted robber and drug dealer, after a judge on Wednesday suggested they call Attorney General Eric Holder to ask him whether it was fair to “punish” a man for rejecting a p…
Human brains, reported missing, were destroyed: University of Texas
(Reuters) – Brains stored in jars of formaldehyde at the University of Texas in Austin and reported to be missing were actually destroyed in 2002, school officials said on Wednesday.
Enrollment in Obamacare plans for 2015 remains strong
(Reuters) – The second week of open enrollment in 2015 health insurance plans offered under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform almost matched the pace of the first week, federal health officials said on Wednesday.
New York neighborhood simmers over man’s death in police chokehold
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In the Staten Island neighborhood where a black father of six died after police put him in a banned chokehold while arresting him for illegal cigarette sales, a painted tribute on a wall reads: “His name was Eric Garner. Father, so…
FBI raids Puerto Rico highways authority, arrests treasurer
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the offices of Puerto Rico’s Highways and Transportation Authority (HTA) on Wednesday, taking documents and arresting the organization’s treasurer for alleged bribery in …
Funeral held for Cleveland boy with pellet gun shot by police
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The teacher of a 12-year-old boy shot dead by a Cleveland police officer while carrying a replica pellet gun said at his funeral on Wednesday he was a child who loved to sing to his classmates.
Obama encouraged by Republicans who oppose government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama voiced optimism on Wednesday that a government shutdown can be avoided in coming weeks, pointing to comments from Republican leaders of Congress who oppose a budget showdown.
Rain still falling in California after major storm breaks records
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A major Pacific storm that broke records across Southern California and delivered a small measure of relief to the drought-stricken state brought more rain on Wednesday but the danger of major mudslides in wildfire-scarred areas…
Incoming Pennsylvania governor faces $2 billion budget gap
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Incoming Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf will face a $2 billion budget deficit in fiscal 2016, partly caused by one-time fixes this year, the state’s budget secretary said on Wednesday.
California surgeon disciplined for removing wrong kidney from inmate
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California surgeon who accidentally removed the wrong kidney from a prison inmate and left the patient’s tumorous kidney in place has been put on probation for three years by a state medical board, records from the agency show…
