Poisoned Texas doctor says lover gave him ‘sweet tasting’ coffee
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Texas doctor, who prosecutors said was poisoned by an obsessed colleague and lover, testified on Friday in her criminal trial that the woman served him a sweet cup of coffee one morning even though he preferred his black.
Texas governor orders National Guard to look for dead immigrants
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Texas Governor Rick Perry on Friday ordered the Texas National Guard to search for the bodies of undocumented immigrants who have died by the hundreds in a remote part of the state as they attempted to walk to southern cities hu…
Baltimore judge approves $190 million deal on secret gynecological photos
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A Baltimore judge on Friday approved a $190 million settlement to compensate thousands of women who were secretly photographed by a now-deceased Johns Hopkins Hospital gynecologist during exams.
California lawyer faces discipline for phony celebrity photo-ops
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles attorney may have her law license suspended after a state bar investigation found that she had superimposed images of herself into numerous celebrity photographs posted on her website’s “publicity” page.
American Airlines reaches tentative deal with flight attendants
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American Airlines Group Inc said on Friday it struck a tentative contract agreement with the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, an important step in finalizing a deal with 24,500 U.S.-based stewards at the airline.
Person of interest identified in hunt for missing Virginia student
(Reuters) – Police looking for a missing University of Virginia student have identified a person of interest and searched his car and apartment on Friday in what they said was a “major break” in the case.
Part of White House evacuated; Obama not present: witnesses
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House staff and reporters were evacuated on Friday night by the Secret Service because an intruder was spotted running on the grounds of the complex shortly after President Barack Obama had left the building, witnesses said…
Virginia storm temporarily halts probe into girls’ 1975 disappearance
(Reuters) – Authorities said bad weather on Friday cut short the work of investigators in rural Virginia probing the abduction and murder of two young sisters who disappeared while going to see an Easter exhibit at a Maryland shopping mall nearly 40 ye…
Goodell tackles NFL domestic abuse crisis with vow to reform
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A chastened NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Friday that the league’s poor response to its domestic violence crisis will prompt an overhaul of how it deals with player behavior and punishment in America’s most popular sports …
Three peanut company officials guilty in deadly salmonella outbreak
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Three former peanut company officials were found guilty on Friday in connection with a 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine people and sickened hundreds, federal prosecutors said.
