Columbia University to pay $9 million to end U.S. lawsuit over AIDS grants
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Columbia University has agreed to pay more than $9 million to resolve a lawsuit by the U.S. government accusing it of submitting false claims in connection with grants the Ivy League school obtained to fund AIDS- and HIV-related wo…
Australia bans travel from Ebola-hit countries; U.S. isolates troops
MONROVIA/FREETOWN (Reuters) – Australia became the first developed country on Tuesday to shut its borders to citizens of the countries worst-hit by the West African Ebola outbreak, a move those states said stigmatized healthy people and would make it h…
New Mexico sheriff’s deputy accused of killing fellow officer
(Reuters) – A New Mexico sheriff’s deputy is accused of shooting a fellow officer to death at a Las Cruces hotel during an alcohol-fueled argument early on Tuesday morning and was expected to face charges in the case, police said.
Friend of accused Boston bomber found guilty of lying to authorities
BOSTON (Reuters) – A college friend of the accused Boston Marathon bomber was found guilty on Tuesday of making false statements to authorities in a terrorism investigation, as a federal jury did not accept his defense that he had smoked so much mariju…
Georgia banker who faked own death gets 30 years’ prison for fraud
(Reuters) – A former Georgia bank director who faked his own death and disappeared for 1-1/2 years while under suspicion of embezzling and losing millions of dollars was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 years in prison.
Arizona jail inmate shot and wounded in botched escape bid
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona jail inmate who managed to slip out of restraints and flee during a routine trip to a Phoenix hospital on Tuesday was in critical condition after being shot and wounded in the foiled pre-dawn escape bid, authorities said….
Washington city council approves ridesharing rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington’s city council approved a bill on Tuesday regulating app-based ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft in the U.S. capital, a council spokesman said.
Kerry wants Keystone pipeline decision ‘sooner rather than later’
OTTAWA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday during a visit to Canada that he would like to make a decision soon on TransCanada Corp’s Keystone XL crude oil pipeline.
Massachusetts town’s plan to ban tobacco sales riles store owners
LOWELL Mass. (Reuters) – Store owners in a Massachusetts town proposing to bar the sale of all tobacco products objected to the proposal on Tuesday, a day after local officials announced the planned ban.
New York law firm wins case over $44 million in fees charged to developer’s widow
ALBANY N.Y (Reuters) – Rejecting claims that a Manhattan real estate mogul’s widow fell under her lawyers’ “Svengali-like influence,” New York’s top court has ruled that her estate must pay the law firm $44 million in fees for a few months’ work.
