U.S. birth rate hits lows for teens, rises among older women
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The birth rate among U.S. teens and young women dropped to record lows last year, while the rate among older women hit highs not seen in a half century, according to government statistics released on Thursday.
Swede pleads not guilty in U.S. over ‘BlackShades’ malicious software
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Swedish man who U.S. authorities say helped create malicious software used to infect half a million computers pleaded not guilty in New York on Thursday to computer hacking charges.
New York’s 9/11 Museum pulls controversial item from gift shop
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National September 11 Memorial Museum gift shop has pulled an item that provoked cries of protest for its insensitivity: a U.S. shaped ceramic cheese platter marking the three spots where the hijacked airplanes went down, it sa…
Measles cases reach 20-year high in the United States: CDC
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Measles cases have hit a 20-year high in the United States, a troubling increase fueled by international travel by people who have not been vaccinated against the virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursda…
South Carolina lawmakers repeal Election Day alcohol sales ban
CHARLESTON S.C. (Reuters) – South Carolina is poised to allow alcohol to be sold on statewide election days after state lawmakers voted to lift the country’s last blanket ban on such sales at restaurants, stores and bars.
Minnesota governor signs medical marijuana bill into law
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton on Thursday signed into law a bill legalizing medical marijuana in liquid or pill form for a limited number of residents suffering from severe or fatal illnesses.
Suspect in Kansas City Jewish center killings appears in court
OLATHE Kan. (Reuters) – A white supremacist charged in the killings of three people at two Jewish facilities near Kansas City in April made a brief appearance in court on Thursday, acknowledging charges recently added against him.
Exclusive: Medicare on drugs: 24,000 tests for 145 patients
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three Connecticut doctors billed Medicare for nearly 24,000 drug tests in 2012 – on just 145 patients. Despite the extraordinary number, Medicare administrators paid the doctors a total of $1.4 million, according to a Reuters analy…
Snowden: ‘no relationship’ with Russian government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden told a U.S. television interviewer on Wednesday he was not under the control of Russia’s government and had given Moscow no intelligence documents after nearly a year…
Parents of California gunman describe ‘hell on earth’
(Reuters) – The parents of Elliot Rodger, the gunman who killed six college students in a rampage in southern California, are suffering “hell on earth” knowing their son caused such a tragedy, they said in a statement on Thursday.
