Investigators piecing through wreckage from Seattle helicopter crash
OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – Investigators began sorting through the burned wreckage of a news helicopter in a Washington state hangar on Wednesday, a day after it crashed in a popular tourist area near the Seattle Space Needle and burst into flames…
South Carolina lawmakers advance 20-week abortion ban
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – South Carolina’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy, moving the state closer to becoming the latest to limit acces…
U.S. Army seeks to dismiss general who admitted affair
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) – A U.S. Army general who pleaded guilty to mistreating a junior female officer during one of several inappropriate relationships should be dismissed from the service for the harm caused by his criminal acts, milita…
Minnesota court reverses ex-nurse’s convictions for suicide advice
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a former nurse’s convictions for coaxing two depressed people to kill themselves, ruling that parts of a state law making it a crime to encourage or advise a suicide are unconsti…
Illinois voters say ‘no’ to candidates who were convicted, indicted
(Reuters) – Chicago may have a long and colorful history of political corruption, but voters will only take so much.
Toyota’s $1.2 billion settlement may be model for U.S. probe into GM
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp will pay a record $1.2 billion to resolve a criminal probe into safety issues, in a deal that could serve as a template for how U.S. authorities approach a similar investigation into General Motors Co.
Two families of victims killed by Texas ‘affluenza’ teen reach settlement
DALLAS (Reuters) – The family of a Texas teen who killed four people while driving drunk about a year ago has reached a settlement with two of the families of the victims who sued for compensation, lawyers said on Wednesday.
For Boston Marathon, finding lodgings could be the hard part
BOSTON (Reuters) – Training for the Boston Marathon may be grueling, but finding a place to stay during the event is also proving a challenge for participants and supporters this year.
California tot survives three-story fall, saved by couple with mattress
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California toddler survived a three-story fall, saved by a couple who were moving into a new home and threw a mattress under the boy before he plunged to the ground, fire officials and local media said.
U.S. Naval Academy sex-assault accuser asked about inconsistencies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A female U.S. Naval Academy midshipman testified on Wednesday that she had been torn about pursuing allegations that a fellow student sexually assaulted her in April 2012 when she was drunk at an off-campus party.
