Minnesotan who lived on yacht and collected welfare pleads guilty
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A Minnesota man who collected food stamps and other public assistance while living on a yacht with his wife pleaded guilty on Monday to two felony charges, prosecutors said.
Man killed when car plows into care home in Arizona
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona man who may have been trying to commit suicide slammed his car into a group care home, killing one of the residents inside, and will be booked on suspicion of murder, police said on Monday.
U.S. court rejects Maine’s effort to trim Medicaid rolls
BRUNSWICK Maine (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Maine’s effort to trim some young people from its Medicaid rolls, saying the move would violate the Affordable Care Act.
Pilot in Pennsylvania admits cargo was pot, not hot water tanks
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – A pilot who initially claimed his small plane’s cargo was hot water tanks has admitted it was actually 252 pounds of marijuana, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Pennsylvania said on Monday.
Truck driver’s negligence blamed for Washington bridge collapse
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state bridge collapse that sent two cars tumbling into a frigid river last year was primarily the result of negligence on the part of a commercial truck driver who should have known his rig was too tall to clear the spa…
Lawsuit filed against DuPont over deaths at Texas plant
LA PORTE Texas (Reuters) – A prominent Texas trial lawyer said he filed a lawsuit against DuPont and Co on Monday on behalf of a woman whose mother was one of four people killed in an accident on Saturday at the company’s La Porte, Texas chemical plant…
Boy Scouts find human remains while hiking in Arizona
(Reuters) – A Boy Scout troop from Utah discovered a skull and other human skeletal remains while hiking in Arizona and the local sheriff’s office is investigating, authorities said on Monday.
Mass murderer Charles Manson gets marriage license, state says
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – Mass murderer Charles Manson has been granted a marriage license, and would be allowed to wed in prison, a spokeswoman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said on Monday.
Slowdown at U.S. port of Tacoma threatens Christmas tree shipments to Asia
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A slowdown at a busy Washington state port amid a labor dispute could mean that thousands of Christmas trees grown in the Pacific Northwest will not be shipped in time to meet holiday demand in Asia, industry officials said on Monda…
Missouri governor declares state of emergency ahead of ruling on Ferguson shooting
FERGUSON Mo. (Reuters) – Missouri’s governor declared a state of emergency on Monday and authorized the state’s National Guard to support police in case of violence after a grand jury decides whether to indict a white police officer who fatally shot an…
