U.S. Justice Department to examine St. Louis County police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Thursday that the Justice Department is reviewing the way the St. Louis County Police Department in Missouri responded to protesters in Ferguson in the wake of the shooting death of unarm…
Man tied to deadly 2012 U.S. meningitis outbreak arrested
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials on Thursday arrested a pharmacist linked to a 2012 outbreak of meningitis, which killed 64 people across the United States, as he was boarding a flight out of the country, Justice Department officials in Boston said.
More U.S. households smoke-free, study says
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Nearly twice as many U.S. households are smoke-free compared to 20 years ago, reflecting an increased awareness of the health hazards from secondhand smoke, but too many people still are exposed, according to a federal study release…
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.
