Detroit deal with insurers could set stage for more compromises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Detroit on Wednesday struck a deal with a core group of creditors that dramatically cuts the losses they would suffer in the city’s landmark bankruptcy case, a breakthrough that could pave the way for settlements with other holdo…
Tennessee Senate advances bill to bring back electric chair
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) – Tennessee’s electric chair would be pressed back into service for executions if the state cannot obtain drugs needed to carry out lethal injections under a bill advanced Wednesday by state lawmakers.
Arizona bill passes allowing abortion clinic snap inspections
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona lawmakers gave final passage on Wednesday to a bill that would allow state health authorities to conduct surprise inspections of abortion clinics without first obtaining a warrant, handing another legislative victory to abor…
Texas executes Mexican national for murder and rape
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas executed by lethal injection on Wednesday a Mexican citizen who was convicted of bludgeoning a man to death and repeatedly raping the man’s wife.
Detroit’s emergency manager rebuffs new art sale proposal
(Reuters) – Detroit’s emergency manager Kevyn Orr showed little enthusiasm on Wednesday for a new proposal from a bond insurer to sell or securitize the insolvent city’s world-class art collection.
Death toll rises to 36 in Washington state mudslide
(Reuters) – The death toll in a mudslide that buried much of a rural Washington state community last month rose to 36 on Wednesday after medical examiners extricated one more body from the rubble.
One child dead in hit-and-run crash at Orlando, Florida day care
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – One child died and a dozen people were injured in a hit-and-run crash at an Orlando-area day care center on Wednesday afternoon, according to media reports citing hospital officials.
Knife-wielding student wounds 22 in Pennsylvania school
MURRYSVILLE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) – A 16-year-old student wielding two knives went on a stabbing rampage in the hallways of a Pittsburgh-area high school on Wednesday, wounding 22 people before he was tackled by an assistant principal, officials said…
Arizona mother who left baby on top of car gets probation
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A Phoenix mother who left her baby in a safety seat on the roof of her car as she drove home from a friend’s house was sentenced on Wednesday to 16 years of supervised probation after pleading guilty to child abuse and driving under…
Los Angeles should adopt Warren Buffett pension formula: study
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Los Angeles, faced with nearly $10 billion in unfunded pension and retirement liabilities, should adopt the pension formula used by investor Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway Inc to manage the city’s growing retirement costs,…
