Bin Laden son-in-law’s lawyers may question accused 9/11 mastermind
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday briefly delayed the upcoming trial of a son in law of Osama bin Laden on terrorism-related charges so his lawyers could submit written questions to accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
NYC labor talks make tentative start in $8 billion pay dispute
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has begun preliminary talks with labor unions as it aims to break the deadlock in a years-old pay dispute that city workers say has left them owed up to $8 billion.
NY-NJ Port Authority says ‘sorry’ for huge bridge backup
(Reuters) – The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey apologized on Wednesday for a traffic jam in September that snarled the busiest bridge in the United States as its board opened a review into reforming the Port Authority.
California ramps up Latino outreach as healthcare deadline nears
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 800,000 Californians have enrolled in private health insurance under President Barack Obama’s healthcare reform law, but that number included fewer Latinos than officials hoped, the head of its state-run marketplace said …
Two Americans found dead on Maersk Alabama, ‘Captain Phillips’ ship
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Two American security workers have been found dead on the Maersk Alabama, a ship made famous by the Hollywood movie “Captain Phillips” in 2013, an oil and shipping group said on Wednesday.
Suspected ‘lone wolf’ pleads guilty to terror charge in NYC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American Muslim convert who admitted he attempted to make a pipe bomb with the intent of influencing U.S. foreign policy pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a New York state terrorism charge in exchange for a 16-year prison sentence….
Arizona toddler with 160 IQ admitted to Mensa
PHOENIX (Reuters) – She’s not even in kindergarten yet, but a 3-year-old Arizona girl has been accepted into an exclusive global society known for its brain power.
Documents released in probe of former aide to Wisconsin governor
(Reuters) – Journalists and opponents of Wisconsin governor and possible Republican presidential hopeful Scott Walker on Wednesday were poring over some 28,000 pages of newly released documents connected to a criminal investigation into a former Walker…
With no winner since Christmas, U.S. Powerball lottery hits $400 million
(Reuters) – Powerball ticket buyers lined up at corner groceries and gas stations on Wednesday with visions of hitting the $400 million jackpot in the U.S. lottery that hasn’t had a top prize winner since Christmas.
Philadelphia faith-healer couple sentenced to prison in son’s death
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A Philadelphia faith-healing father and mother were sentenced on Wednesday to up to seven years in prison for the death of their infant son, the second of their children to die after an illness.
