Colombian drug boss pleads guilty to U.S. conspiracy charge
(Reuters) – A Colombian drug lord known as “Papa Grande,” deported from Venezuela in 2010 to face U.S. charges, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to traffic cocaine into the United States.
New Texas nurse with Ebola had slight fever on airliner
DALLAS (Reuters) – A second Texas nurse who contracted Ebola flew on a commercial flight from Ohio to Texas with a slight temperature the day before she was diagnosed, health officials said on Wednesday, raising new concerns about U.S. efforts to contr…
California air tanker that crashed went down after striking tree
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California firefighting plane that crashed while battling a wildlands blaze near Yosemite National park this month is believed to have gone down after its wing struck a tree and broke off, the results of an investigation showe…
Minnesota ex-nurse gets jail term for assisting suicide
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A former nurse in Minnesota was ordered on Wednesday to serve about six months in jail for assisting in a British man’s suicide and trying to assist in the suicide of a Canadian woman who died after jumping into a river.
Libyan al Qaeda suspect seeks to toss statements in U.S. case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Suspected al Qaeda figure Abu Anas al-Liby told a U.S. judge on Wednesday that statements he made to U.S. interrogators should not be allowed at trial because he felt he had no choice but to talk.
Lawmaker in shootout with would-be robber near Pennsylvania Capitol
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – Four Pennsylvania teenagers were arrested on Wednesday and charged with trying to mug a state legislator who exchanged gunfire with one of them in the late-night incident, police said.
Hawaii man accused of attempted sex assault aboard jetliner
(Reuters) – A Hawaii man has been charged with attempting to sexually assault a woman in the lavatory of a Japan Airlines jet before he was subdued by crew and fellow passengers who pulled the door from its hinges to reach him, a prosecutor said on Wed…
After decades in prison, man freed at NY prosecutor’s request
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly three decades into a prison sentence he began as a teenager, a New York man who had been championed by boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter walked free on Wednesday after a judge vacated his murder conviction at a prosecutor’s req…
‘Praying for justice’: Detroit residents speak up in historic bankruptcy
DETROIT (Reuters) – Ordinary Detroit residents sounded off with passion and anger on Wednesday as they gave a federal judge their views on the city’s plan to exit its historic municipal bankruptcy.
New York makes yogurt official state snack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yogurt became New York’s official state snack on Wednesday, joining the likes of popcorn and salty boiled peanuts among popular foods honored by U.S. states.
