Firearms makers moving to more gun-friendly U.S. southern states
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – The first gun manufacturer to leave Connecticut after it enacted tough new gun control laws last year in the wake of the Newtown school shootings presented a commemorative rifle on Monday to the governor of South Carolina, i…
Jury selection opens for accused Texas bomber who wrote to Unabomber
DALLAS (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in the trial of a Texas man accused of trying to blow up a natural gas pipeline and suspected of seeking guidance from jailed Unabomber Ted Kaczynski.
PA woman ‘doctor’ charged after giving physicals to truckers
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania woman using bogus medical credentials to pose as a doctor was accused of identity theft and other charges after reportedly giving physical examinations to as many as 16 truckers.
Exclusive: Jury awards $8.1 million to investor who alleged BB&T misled him
(Reuters) – A jury in a South Carolina state court on Monday awarded $8.1 million to a former adviser who sold his wealth management business to BB&T Corp and later alleged that the bank mismanaged his retirement nest egg with a risky strategy, according to a person familiar with the matter.
U.S. CDC tests suggest anthrax exposures ‘highly unlikely’
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising some employees to stop taking antibiotics to ward off a possible anthrax infection after preliminary tests suggest it is “highly unlikely” they were inadvertently expos…
Fault lines re-emerge in U.S. Supreme Court at end of term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sometimes there is no middle ground.
White House defends Obama’s pick to lead veterans affairs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday defended President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the troubled Veterans Administration, stressing that the nominee is a seasoned manager and dismissing concerns that he may lack a understanding of issues …
Conviction overturned for woman who aided ‘squawk-box’ prosecutors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge has vacated the conviction of a former Merrill Lynch administrative assistant who lied to a grand jury under pressure from her boss but then helped convict six former brokers and traders of generating illegal profits w…
Transgender Connecticut police officer fired, city denies harassment
MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) – A transgender Middletown, Connecticut, police officer who complained for more than a year she had been the target of harassment by fellow officers has been fired, the city’s mayor said on Monday, adding the action was not the …
Lawyer says Sandusky hired him for new appeal in Penn State sex case
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky has hired a new lawyer to pursue another appeal of his conviction on 45 counts of child sex abuse, the attorney said on Monday.
