Florida clinic owner charged in baseball doping scandal
MIAMI (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday filed criminal charges against an anti-aging clinic owner and six others at the center of a doping scandal that led to the suspension of Major League Baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez and other high-prof…
Missing Oregon mother found dead
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A stay-at-home mother of two young children who seemingly vanished from her small Oregon community while running household errands nearly two weeks ago was found dead on Tuesday a short distance from her SUV, authorities said….
U.S. watchdog gives IRS high marks on Obamacare eligibility data
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has provided nearly accurate information on eligibility data for consumers who sought subsidized health coverage through Obamacare’s private insurance exchanges, a federal watchdog said on Tuesda…
Open-top tour buses collide in NY’s Times Square, injuring 14
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two open-top tour buses collided in New York’s Times Square on Tuesday, injuring at least 14 people at the height of the summer tourist season, police and firefighters said.
Utah asks U.S. top court to hear gay marriage case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Utah officials on Tuesday filed court papers asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the state’s ban on gay marriage.
Albuquerque could scrap jail time for small amounts of pot
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Albuquerque in New Mexico may eliminate jail time for offenders caught with small amounts of marijuana after a city councillor proposed giving only small fines to those caught with less than an ounce of pot.
Burglars who took Hank Aaron baseball rings sentenced to prison
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Two men who burglarized the Atlanta home of retired Major League Baseball star Hank Aaron and stole “priceless” rings destined for the Baseball Hall of Fame have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms.
Wyoming couple charged with abuse for imprisoning child in cage
(Reuters) – A Wyoming couple are charged with felony child abuse for forcing the woman’s 7-year-old son to live in an outdoor cage where they periodically fed him and sometimes freed him to use the bathroom, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Michigan porch shooting suspect says he fired out of fear
DETROIT (Reuters) – A white suburban Detroit homeowner who shot a black teenage girl to death on his front porch said on Tuesday he was acting out of fear and not aiming at her.
NYC police union denies choke hold used in man’s death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York police union leader denied on Tuesday that officers used a choke hold while trying to arrest a Staten Island man who later died, saying the coroner’s finding in the case was politically motivated.
