Tree trimmer recovering after chainsaw accident in Pennsylvania
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania tree-trimmer was recovering on Tuesday after an on-the-job accident sent a chainsaw blade several inches into his neck and shoulder, hospital officials said, adding that the man is expected to make a full recovery.
Iraqi man goes on trial for California death first probed as hate crime
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The trial of an Iraqi-American man got under way in San Diego on Tuesday on charges he beat his wife to death, a 2012 killing first investigated as a possible anti-Muslim hate crime but later said by prosecutors to be the result o…
Yacht couple accused in welfare fraud is arrested in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Minnesota couple, who went on the run after being accused of claiming welfare benefits while living on a million-dollar yacht, has been arrested in Florida, authorities said on Tuesday.
Ohio mumps outbreak grows to 116 cases, mainly at Ohio State
(Reuters) – The number of mumps cases from an outbreak in central Ohio has more than quadrupled over the last two weeks, to 116, mostly students at Ohio State University or people connected to the school, authorities said Tuesday.
Michigan lesbian who gave post-wedding TV interview is attacked
(Reuters) – A search is on for three men accused of knocking a woman unconscious in an apparent anti-gay attack less than two weeks after she gave a television interview about her marriage, authorities in Michigan said on Tuesday.
U.S. public pension gap widened to nearly $1 trillion in fiscal year 2012
(Reuters) – The unfunded liabilities of public-employee pension plans rose by 10 percent in fiscal 2012 to a record $914 billion, hit by low investment returns, missed contributions and unfunded benefits, underscoring the pension funding crisis in U.S….
South Carolina college students decry next president’s Confederate ties
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – Students and faculty at a liberal arts college in South Carolina are protesting the selection of the state’s lieutenant governor as their next president, citing his record as an avid defender of Confederate histor…
FBI searches legislative office of arrested state senator
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – FBI agents searched a legislative office in California’s capital on Tuesday that was used by staff of state Senator Leland Yee, who faces charges of corruption and gun trafficking, a senate official said.
Man accused in SXSW festival killings faces additional assault charges
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A man facing capital murder charges for plowing his car into a crowd at the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin last month, killing four and injuring nearly two dozen others, has been charged with an additional 20 cou…
Accused ‘Craigslist killer’ makes Pennsylvania court appearance
SUNBURY, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – The woman dubbed the “Craigslist killer” suspect appeared on Tuesday in a Pennsylvania courtroom, where legal arguments focused largely on the online activities of the man she is accused of murdering.
