Ninety people arrested across U.S. in $260 million Medicare fraud
MIAMI (Reuters) – Ninety people, including doctors, pharmacy owners and elderly patients, were arrested this week in six cities and charged with submitting fake billings to Medicare worth nearly $260 million, federal officials said on Tuesday.
Climber falls to death from atop Oregon’s Mt Hood
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – A climber is thought to have fallen roughly 700 to 800 feet to his death from the top of Oregon’s Mt. Hood on Tuesday as at least one other stunned climber looked on, the Hood River Sheriff’s Office said.
FBI agent recalls search for Boston bomber at hearing
BOSTON (Reuters) – Four days after the Boston Marathon bombings, with much of the metropolitan area locked down as police conducted a manhunt, an FBI team raided an apartment an hour south of the city where they thought the suspect was hiding, an agent…
U.S. solar experts say IRS tax proposal little help to big projects
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An attempt by the Obama administration to use tax breaks to boost solar energy businesses falls short of expectations among industry officials who were hoping to lure more investors for their projects, analysts and tax lawyers sa…
U.S. charges ex-Liberian defense minister with lying in citizenship bid
(Reuters) – A former Liberian defense minister, said by the United States to be a war criminal, has been arrested in New Jersey and charged with lying on his application to become a U.S. citizen about his past role in seeking control of the West Africa…
Smoke at Chicago-area radar center cancels hundreds of flights
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Smoke at an Illinois flight control center halted air traffic at Chicago airports for about three hours on Tuesday and forced hundreds of flights to be canceled, officials said.
Local bans try to put lid on Washington state pot shop investors
GIG HARBOR, Washington (Reuters) – Tedd Wetherbee spent months, and at least $30,000, setting up his marijuana shop in the Puget Sound hamlet of Gig Harbor, and planned a grand opening once his Washington state retail license was issued in July.
Cuban-born man denied citizenship after almost 50 years in U.S
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Mario Hernandez, 58, passed multiple background checks to serve in the U.S. Army and as a federal prison guard trusted enough to watch over Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.
Baltimore sets youth curfew to curb crime, violence
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Reuters) – Baltimore has become the latest U.S. city planning to set curfews for teenagers to curb rising crime, with critics calling the move legal overreach.
Automakers mull aid to art museum in Detroit bankruptcy
DETROIT (Reuters) – Detroit’s three automakers are mulling a request by the city’s art museum to help it raise money for a key component of Detroit’s plan to restructure its debt and exit bankruptcy, representatives of the companies said on Tuesday.
