San Francisco high-rise in danger of collapse after fire
(Reuters) – A partly-built high-rise tower in San Francisco whose upper floors collapsed in a major fire on Tuesday was in danger of collapsing further, and a nearby apartment building remained evacuated, a fire official said on Wednesday.
Philadelphia archdiocese limits tuition aid to abuse victims’ children
(This version of the story corrects spokesman’s first name to Kenneth in third paragraph. The story was first filed on March 11.)
Moms in labor can bar dads from birth room, N.J. judge rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey this week became the first U.S. state to allow pregnant women to bar the fathers of their children from the delivery room while giving birth, under a court ruling.
Sandusky’s wife claims he’s innocent, victims manipulated
(Reuters) – The wife of convicted child molester and former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky said on Wednesday that he was innocent and that victims who testified against him were manipulated for money.
U.S. drugmaker to give unapproved medicine to dying Virginia boy
(Reuters) – A dying seven-year-old boy who is suffering from a viral infection could receive an unapproved treatment as early as Wednesday after a drugmaker struck a deal with U.S. regulators to provide the medicine.
Louisiana man walks free after nearly three decades on death row
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A Louisiana man who has spent nearly three decades on death row walked free on Tuesday, after prosecutors asked a judge to set aside his first-degree murder conviction and death sentence, citing new evidence in the case that exo…
Five Washington state hunger strikers put on medical watch
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Five detainees on hunger strike at an immigration holding center in Washington state were placed under medical observation on Tuesday, a federal agency said, while advocates insisted it was a divide-and-conquer tactic to…
NY jury to decide: bizarre sex fantasy or real murder-kidnap plot?
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For the two men charged with hatching a kidnap conspiracy on a website catering to violent sexual fetishes, their own Internet musings about abducting and brutalizing women are so outlandish, they only bolster their defense, their …
No charges for Minnesota archbishop accused of inappropriate touching
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – No charges will be brought against Archbishop John Nienstedt, leader of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, who was accused by a boy of inappropriately touching his buttocks during a group photo session, …
Louisiana man fined $600 after drunken fight with wife aboard flight
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) – A judge in the Cayman Islands fined a Louisiana man $600 on Tuesday for forcing a Delta Air Lines flight to make an emergency landing after he got into a drunken argument with his wife aboard the plane on their a…
