Defense, prosecutors in Colorado theater massacre case trade accusations
DENVER (Reuters) – Prosecutors in the Colorado movie theater massacre case responded on Tuesday to defense charges of foul play by accusing lawyers for gunman James Holmes of seeking to exploit victims’ families to gain a legal advantage.
Design issues may delay California driver’s licenses for undocumented migrants
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – California may have to delay its plan to start issuing driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants next year if a conflict between state and federal authorities over the design of the permits is not resolved soon.
Obamacare exchanges see problems with eligiblity data: watchdog
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Online insurance marketplaces created under President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law have struggled to verify whether Americans who applied for government subsidies to purchase health insurance are actually qualified to …
Arizona psychiatry professor says fired over marijuana research
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A University of Arizona researcher hoping to explore whether marijuana can help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder was fired in a move that she said on Tuesday was payback for her high-profile advocacy regarding the work.
Anti-immigration protesters block undocumented migrants in California
MURRIETA Calif. (Reuters) – A group of protesters shouting anti-immigration slogans blocked the arrival of two buses carrying undocumented Central American families to a U.S. Border Patrol station in California on Tuesday after they were flown to San D…
Storms leave power outages, flooding, flight delays in central U.S
(Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of people were without power on Tuesday and trying to clean up damaged homes and clear roads after a deadly storm that brought tornadoes, high winds, hail and heavy rain to the central United States.
Hyundai Motor recalls 58,000 Elantra Touring cars in North America
DETROIT (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co is recalling 58,000 Elantra Touring cars in the United States and Canada from model years 2010 to 2012 because a support bracket to the car’s headliner may become displaced during a side curtain air bag deployment, …
New York state senator faces charge of lying about getting son a job
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A powerful Republican New York state senator has been indicted on a charge of lying to the FBI during an investigation into a business deal involving his son, according to court documents unsealed on Tuesday.
California so-called ‘nightmare nanny’ says was exploited by family
(Reuters) – A woman dubbed the “nightmare nanny” in U.S. media after she refused to move out of the house of a California family she was working for has said she was being exploited.
Worker killed in explosion at GM Indiana auto stamping plant
DETROIT (Reuters) – One worker was killed on Tuesday and eight others hurt in a chemical explosion at a General Motors Co auto stamping plant in Marion, Indiana, the company said.
