Puerto Rico selects AlixPartners’ Donahue for power restructuring: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico has selected AlixPartners’ Lisa Donahue to lead a restructuring of the U.S. territory’s troubled power authority PREPA, two sources briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
Mom who drove kids into ocean in Florida had low blood sugar: lawyer
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – A pregnant South Carolina woman drove a minivan with her three children into the ocean off a Florida beach in March because low blood sugar made her act irrationally, her lawyer said on Thursday.
Victim of Alaska serial killer Robert Hansen exhumed for DNA tests
(Reuters) – The remains of a young woman murdered 30 years ago by Alaska’s most notorious serial killer has been exhumed in the hopes of finally confirming her identity, officials said Thursday.
Failed IVs and confusion at Oklahoma’s troubled execution: report
(Reuters) – A doctor and a paramedic failed nearly a dozen times to place an IV during an Oklahoma inmate’s execution and were unprepared for how to proceed once the line they secured to deliver a lethal injection began leaking drugs, a report said on …
New suit alleging sex abuse filed against former Penn State coach
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – An 18-year-old youth who says he was molested several times about six years ago by now-convicted sex offender Jerry Sandusky has filed a lawsuit seeking damages from the former Penn State assistant football coach.
Closed-door hearing for friend of accused Boston bomber
BOSTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors met in a closed-door hearing on Thursday with lawyers for the last of three friends of the accused Boston Marathon bomber to face criminal charges for removing a laptop and backpack from the suspect’s dorm room.
Obesity rates reach historic highs in more U.S. states
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rates of adult obesity increased in six U.S. states and fell in none last year, and in more states than ever – 20 – at least 30% of adults are obese, according to an analysis released on Thursday.
Man charged with four beating deaths in small Ohio town
(Reuters) – An Ohio man has been charged with aggravated murder in the beating deaths of four men found in separate houses in a small central Ohio town this week, authorities said on Thursday.
Drought leaves up to 2.81 million hungry in Central America: U.N
OROCUINA Honduras (Reuters) – A severe drought has ravaged crops in Central America and as many as 2.81 million people are struggling to feed themselves, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, though the region’s coffee crop has …
Big pharmacies knock on door of oil-rich North Dakota
BISMARCK N.D. (Reuters) – North Dakota’s oil boom has fueled a construction bonanza for new supermarkets, restaurants and clothing stores. But try finding a Rite Aid, Walgreens or other national pharmacy chain in the state, the fastest-growing economy …
