Pennsylvania top court denies coach Sandusky’s child sex-abuse appeal bid
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Pennsylvania’s top court on Wednesday rejected a bid by former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky to appeal his 2012 conviction on charges of sexually abusing children.
Blue Cross group sees Obamacare premium payments at 80-85 percent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A leading federation of Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans said on Wednesday that it is receiving premium payments from 80 to 85 percent of its new Obamacare health insurance customers.
Exchange student falls to death in Denver after eating marijuana cookie
DENVER (Reuters) – An African exchange student plummeted to his death from a hotel balcony after eating a marijuana-infused cookie, in the first reported pot-related death in the city since Colorado legalized recreational marijuana in 2012, the Denver …
Connecticut blocks chimp-attack victim’s bid to sue state
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – A Connecticut woman whose face and hands were ripped off in an attack by a friend’s pet chimpanzee in 2009, on Wednesday was denied a bid to sue the state for up to $150 million to cover her medical expenses.
Flooding may slow search at Washington mudslide site; 29 dead
DARRINGTON, Washington (Reuters) – Efforts to recover bodies following a Washington state mudslide that killed at least 29 people could be hampered in the coming weeks if melting snow runs into a clogged river at the disaster site, officials said.
Republicans say Ryan budget can pass House despite Tea Party
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – House of Representatives Republican leaders on Wednesday predicted passage of a budget blueprint offered by Representative Paul Ryan, despite criticism from conservative Tea Party activists who said the plan would not eliminate f…
Court halts enforcement of Arizona abortion drug curbs
(Reuters) – A U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing regulations that restrict access to abortion-inducing drugs by prohibiting off-label uses.
In campaign mode, Obama touts wages and Obamacare success
ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, needing a spark to nudge Democratic voters to the polls in November, pressed his case on Wednesday for job-creation measures that have little chance of passing Congress.
Judge halts Texas executions over drug supplier information
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge has temporarily suspended the execution of two inmates planned for this month in Texas, saying the state has hidden information about the supplier of the drugs to be used in the lethal injections.
Mississippi religious freedom bill criticized as discriminatory
JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) – Mississippi’s governor said he will sign a religious freedom bill approved by state lawmakers over the objections of opponents who say it could be used as an excuse to refuse services to gays and minorities.
