Exorcism claimed in murders of two Maryland toddlers
(Reuters) – A Maryland mother and another woman charged with murdering two of the mother’s small children believed they were performing an exorcism at the time of the killing, police said on Saturday.
Final drinking water ban lifted in West Virginia
(Reuters) – West Virginia authorities on Saturday completely lifted a 10-day-old ban on the use of tap water that was imposed after a chemical spill contaminated drinking water, but they advised pregnant women to continue using alternative water source…
Obamacare rules on equal coverage delayed: NY Times
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is delaying enforcement of a provision of the new healthcare law that prohibits employers from providing better health benefits to top executives than to other employees, the New York Times reported on Sa…
Christie administration held Sandy relief ‘hostage’ over project -mayor
(Reuters) – New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s administration threatened to withhold Superstorm Sandy relief funds from a flooded town unless a redevelopment plan Christie favored was quickly approved, the mayor of Hoboken said on Saturday.
Probation recommended for Colorado farmers tied to listeria outbreak
DENVER (Reuters) – Two Colorado farmers whose listeria-contaminated cantaloupes killed 33 people in 2011 should be sentenced to five years of probation, a prosecutor told a court on Friday.
Teen surrenders in Philadelphia school shooting
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A 17-year-old boy wanted in connection with a Philadelphia school shooting that wounded two students turned himself in to police on Saturday, a detective said.
Day of non-violence urged to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
ATLANTA (Reuters) – People worldwide should honor the memory of Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr. by making Monday a “no shots fired” day and ringing church bells in support of non-violence, urged the daughter of the slain U.S. civil rights leader.
Man in Oklahoma church bomb plot not guilty by reason of insanity
(Reuters) – A 25-year-old man accused of plotting to bomb numerous churches in Miami, Oklahoma, with an arsenal of Molotov cocktails was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Friday.
Firefighters make progress controlling California blaze
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firefighters battling a blaze sweeping across acres of dry brush for a second day in the foothills near Los Angeles kept advancing flames largely in check on Friday, helped by diminishing winds that allowed most evacuees to retu…
Judge refuses to halt wolf trapping in Idaho wilderness
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A district judge on Friday denied a request from conservationists to block Idaho’s efforts to trap and kill two wolf packs targeted for eradication in a federally protected wilderness area for preying on elk prized by hunters….
