Colorado woman in court on charges of abusing seven-year-old daughter
DENVER (Reuters) – A Colorado woman appeared in court on Monday for the first time after being charged with abusing her 7-year-old daughter who suffered from seizures and was unable to walk or speak when found living amid squalor, prosecutors said.
Defense testimony starts in corruption trial of Virginia ex-governor, wife
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – The defense in the corruption trial of former Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, began on Monday with testimony intended to show the couple’s marriage was so broken they could not have conspired to illega…
Republican-turned-independent former Senator Jeffords dies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – James Jeffords, a soft-spoken Vermonter whose defection from the Republican Party in 2001 created an unprecedented power shift in the U.S. Senate and gave Democrats control of the chamber for 18 months, died on Monday at age 80, …
Husband of U.S. missionary with Ebola visits her after quarantine ends
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – The husband of an American missionary stricken with Ebola has finished a health monitoring period without showing signs of the disease and was able to visit his wife at the Atlanta hospital where she is being treated, a m…
Weekend shootings in NYC leave two dead, 21 injured
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two people were killed and 21 injured in more than a dozen separate shootings in New York City over the weekend, police said on Monday.
Husband of U.S. missionary with Ebola visits her after quarantine ends
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – The husband of an American missionary stricken with Ebola has finished a health monitoring period without showing signs of the disease and was able to visit his wife at the Atlanta hospital where she is being treated, a m…
Cost of raising a child in U.S. tops $245,000, USDA says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An average middle-income family in the United States can expect to spend about $245,000 over 18 years to raise a child born in 2013, the U.S. government estimated on Monday.
New York City council speaker reveals HPV diagnosis to raise awareness
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The speaker of the New York City Council, Melissa Mark-Viverito, announced at the weekend that she has a “high-risk” form of HPV to try to raise awareness about the common but often stigmatized sexually transmitted infection.
Republican-turned-independent former U.S. Senator Jeffords dies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – James Jeffords, a soft-spoken Vermonter whose defection from the Republican Party in 2001 created an unprecedented power shift in the U.S. Senate and gave Democrats control of the chamber for 18 months, has died at age 80, U.S. S…
NY’s Met Opera, two unions reach tentative deal to avert lockout
(Reuters) – New York’s Metropolitan Opera reached tentative contract agreements on Monday with unions representing its orchestra and chorus, federal mediators said, after tense negotiations that had threatened to derail the new season due to open next …
