Ten percent of female University of Oregon students raped: survey
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – About 10 percent of female University of Oregon students surveyed have been raped while attending the school and the vast majority of those sexual assault cases were never reported to campus officials, school researchers found…
Judge to make final ruling on Stockton bankruptcy late October
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The judge presiding over the Stockton, California, bankruptcy case said on Wednesday that he will wait until late October to make a final ruling over whether the city can exit bankruptcy.
U.S. delays plans to replace Healthcare.gov site host: WSJ
(Reuters) – The U.S. government has shelved plans to move the HealthCare.gov insurance website to a new host, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Judge rules loss could be imposed on Calpers in Stockton bankruptcy
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The U.S. bankruptcy judge overseeing Stockton, California’s municipal bankruptcy trial on Wednesday ruled that the state’s public employee retirement system, known as Calpers, could be forced to absorb losses along with ot…
Six charged with bribery in grant U.S. National Guard contracts
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six people have been charged in a bribery scheme to grant National Guard contracts improperly, prosecutors said on Wednesday, and three of them have pleaded guilty in federal court in Virginia.
Secret Service director resigns under fire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned under fire on Wednesday after a series of security lapses came to light that exposed gaping holes in the protective cocoon around President Barack Obama.
Dallas Ebola patient vomited outside apartment on way to hospital
DALLAS (Reuters) – Two days after he was sent home from a Dallas hospital, the man who is the first person to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States was seen vomiting on the ground outside an apartment complex as he was bundled into an ambulance….
Florida man convicted of killing unarmed teen over loud music
JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida jury found Michael Dunn, a middle-aged white man, guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager in an argument over loud rap music.
Mother of former U.S. Marine says son suffers in Mexico jail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The mother of a former U.S. Marine held for six months in a Mexican prison appealed on Wednesday for the U.S. government to do more to free her son, who told her his guards threatened him with rape, torture and execution.
LA officials give final approval to pay increase at large hotels
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles city leaders gave final approval on Wednesday to a measure that would increase the wages of workers at large hotels to $15.37 an hour, prompting a warning from hotel industry officials they might sue over the “living…
