Utah doctor sentenced to 15 years to life for wife’s 2007 murder
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A Utah judge sentenced a former doctor to 15 years to life in prison on Friday for murdering his wife by drugging her with a powerful cocktail of painkillers and holding her head underwater in a bathtub until she drowned, cou…
Exclusive: Angry with Washington, 1 in 4 Americans open to secession
BOSTON (Reuters) – The failed Scottish vote to pull out from the United Kingdom stirred secessionist hopes for some in the United States, where almost a quarter of people are open to their states leaving the union, a new Reuters/Ipsos poll found.
Judge concerned over U.S. embassy bombing case guilty plea
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Egyptian man pleaded guilty in New York on Friday to charges stemming from the deadly 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania that killed 224 people.
Crews hope break in weather will aid fight against California wildfire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Crews hoped to take advantage of improved weather conditions on Friday to stop a raging Northern California wildfire before it claims 12,000 homes in the path of the flames that have already charred nearly 120 square miles of dr…
Angelina Jolie surgery sparks surge in female cancer tests: study
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hollywood star Angelina Jolie’s decision to make public her double mastectomy more than doubled the number of women in Britain seeking to have genetic breast cancer tests, according to a study released on Friday.
U.S. nutrition program for mothers, infants sees falling demand
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A government nutrition program for pregnant mothers and small children has not kept pace with technology and U.S. poverty experts say its paper voucher system is driving low-income women away from the program when they need it mo…
U.S. Border Patrol, under fire for use of force, to trial body cameras
(Reuters) – The U.S. Border Patrol said body cameras would be trialled for its agents from next month following allegations over abuse and use of excessive force, as Washington gave the agency authority to investigate staff for criminal misconduct.
Man kills daughter, six grandchildren in Florida murder-suicide
TAMPA (Reuters) – A 51-year-old Florida man shot dead his daughter and six grandchildren in his home before killing himself on Thursday, authorities said.
In shift, U.S. officials fight release on bond of migrants: lawyers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is routinely arguing against the release on bond of Central American women and children at a New Mexico detention center in a policy shift meant to discourage others like them from entering the United Sta…
Couple accused of Amish sisters’ kidnap charged with child sex exploitation
SYRACUSE N.Y. (Reuters) – A couple accused of kidnapping two Amish sisters in northern New York state in August were charged in federal court in Syracuse on Thursday with sexual exploitation of children and possession of child pornography.
