U.S. general’s sex crimes trial delayed indefinitely
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) – The trial of a U.S. Army general charged with sexual assault was delayed indefinitely after the prosecution’s case hit a stumbling block when a judge ruled that politics fueled the decision to court-martial the mi…
Cleared in 2001 murder, Missouri man sues for $100 million
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) – A Missouri man cleared of a murder conviction after nearly a decade in captivity has filed a $100 million lawsuit against police and prosecutors, alleging reckless investigation, destruction of evidence and other “abus…
Fischer to put textbook work on ice while in Fed job
(Reuters) – Stanley Fischer wrote the book on macroeconomics. Literally.
Ex-teacher on FBI’s Most Wanted List gets 25 years for child porn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Washington schoolteacher who was put on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted List for producing child pornography was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Tuesday.
Teva settles Medicaid false billing case tied to Chicago doctor
(Reuters) – Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd agreed to pay $27.6 million to settle charges that it paid kickbacks to a Chicago psychiatrist to induce him to prescribe an anti-schizophrenia drug to patients, resulting in more than 100,000 false Medica…
Dog in viral ‘kegstand’ photo going home to NY college student
BROCKPORT, New York (Reuters) – Mya, the puppy whose photo showing her held upside down above a keg and drinking beer resulted in animal cruelty charges against two college students, was headed back to the off-campus home of her owner on Tuesday.
Son unseats father to win Alaska’s Iditarod dog sled race
JUNEAU, Alaska (Reuters) – Dallas Seavey won his second Iditarod sled-dog race in three years on Tuesday, unseating his father, Mitch, as defending champion while breaking the race’s three-year-old record.
Obama takes health plan pitch to edgy comedy show
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama took his quest to sign young people up for health insurance to a comedy website on Tuesday, where he traded insults with host Zach Galifianakis while plugging his signature Obamacare health program.
Florida election a bellwether for fall U.S. mid-term race
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Voters on Florida’s Gulf Coast head to the polls Tuesday to fill a vacant U.S. Congressional seat in a special election watched by both major parties for what it portends for November when all 435 congressional seats will b…
Ex-Christie aides face legal showdown over N.J. traffic scandal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former top aides to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie were due in court on Tuesday to explain why they have not turned over records and documents to investigators of a traffic scandal that has threatened the Republican governor’s …
