More U.S. moms are staying at home with kids: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More American mothers are staying at home with their children, a trend driven in part by rising immigration and women unable to find jobs, a Pew analysis released on Tuesday showed.
Boyfriend in stiletto-heel trial might have been saved: pathologist
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Texas man who died after his girlfriend attacked him with her stiletto-heeled shoe might have been saved if police and medical responders at his Houston condominium had checked him for heart activity, a pathologist testified at th…
Property tax hike dropped from Chicago pension bill
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday removed any mention of new or higher taxes in his legislation to ease the city’s retirement funding shortfalls just hours after the bill came under attack by Illinois Governor Pat Quinn.
Congressman apologizes after compromising video posted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A married Republican U.S. representative apologized on Monday after a Louisiana newspaper posted a surveillance video showing a man it identified as the congressman kissing a woman from his office staff.
Creditors say Detroit bankruptcy plan lacks needed details
(Reuters) – Creditor objections flowed into a U.S. bankruptcy court on Monday, claiming a document supporting Detroit’s plan to deal with $18 billion of debt and other obligations is missing crucial details.
Father on trial, daughter denies wanting Iraqi-American mother dead
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – The daughter of an Iraqi-American man accused of killing his wife in California in what was first investigated as a hate crime denied under cross-examination by a defense lawyer on Monday that she ever said she wanted her mother d…
Body found in Indiana lake may be that of missing Michigan doctor
(Reuters) – Police have told the parents of a missing Michigan doctor a body recovered from a northwestern Indiana lake may be that of their daughter, a private investigator working the case said on Monday.
Drug boat found in California near popular Malibu-area beach
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A drug smuggling boat loaded with roughly a ton of marijuana was found beached on Monday in California near a popular Malibu-area surfing spot, and three people located nearby were detained for questioning, a Los Angeles County …
Rescued sailboat family set to return to San Diego on Wednesday
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A family of four rescued from their sailboat after the youngest of two children became seriously ill are due to return to California on Wednesday aboard a U.S. warship that picked them up over the weekend, Navy and Coast Guard o…
Rescued sailboat family set to return to San Diego on Wednesday
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A family of four rescued from their sailboat after the youngest of two children became seriously ill are due to return to California on Wednesday aboard a U.S. warship that picked them up over the weekend, Navy and Coast Guard o…
