Miami jury begins deliberations in Boston Scientific mesh trial
MIAMI (Reuters) – A federal jury in Miami began Thursday to weigh whether Boston Scientific Corp is liable to four women who say they were injured by the company’s transvaginal mesh devices in one of the first federal trials in thousands of suits over the devices.
Famous Las Vegas gambler gets probation in card-marking case
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Las Vegas gambler who once famously turned $50 into $40 million and then lost it all has been sentenced to three years’ probation for a card-marking scheme that got him arrested at a California casino, a San Diego prosecutor sai…
Two people injured in shooting at Chicago-area shopping mall
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A man and a woman were shot and wounded on Thursday afternoon in a shooting at a popular shopping mall just outside the Chicago city limits, police said.
Obama plans to shield up to 5 million immigrants from deportation: NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama plans to announce an overhaul of U.S. immigration policy through executive action that would shield up to 5 million undocumented immigrants from deportation, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
Father of boys found in squalid Denver home pleads guilty to abuse
DENVER (Reuters) – A father of four malnourished boys found living amid cat feces in a squalid Denver home and unable to speak except by grunts pleaded guilty on Thursday to felony child abuse, prosecutors said.
Hunt on for California driver who killed teen while fleeing police
(Reuters) – Police in Northern California have recovered a car they believe struck and killed a 14-year-old boy at a crosswalk during a police chase this week, but were still searching for the driver, authorities said on Thursday.
Son of U.S. senator pleads not guilty to animal cruelty charges
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The son of U.S. Senator Jeff Flake and his wife pleaded not guilty on Thursday to multiple animal cruelty charges after 21 dogs died while the couple were caretakers at a boarding kennel that overheated in suburban Phoenix, court of…
University of North Carolina to face accrediting inquiry for academic fraud
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – An accrediting agency sent a letter to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Thursday, asking the school to prove its compliance with the group’s standards after a probe found that more than 3,000 students re…
Chicago college student missing since Friday
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A college student last seen entering the Chicago Board of Trade building in the city’s downtown business district has been missing for nearly a week, police and school officials said on Thursday.
Maine’s largest city cuts spending in dispute over immigrant aid
PORTLAND Maine (Reuters) – Maine’s largest city has begun clamping down on spending as newly re-elected Republican Governor Paul LePage makes good on a campaign promise to cut funding to cities and towns that give aid to undocumented immigrants.
