Beanie Babies creator gets probation in tax evasion conviction
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Billionaire Beanie Babies creator Ty Warner will serve two years of probation that includes mentoring high school students following his guilty plea on a tax evasion charge, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Congressman from New York to marry same-sex partner
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Representative Sean Patrick Maloney of New York will become the second-ever sitting member of Congress to marry a same-sex partner, confirming plans on Tuesday to wed his companion of 21 years.
FCC says may appeal court ruling against its net neutrality rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Communications Commission may appeal the ruling by a U.S. appeals court on Tuesday that struck down the agency’s so-called net neutrality rules, according to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler.
FDA staff cautious about J&J’s latest Xarelto application
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears skeptical that data submitted by Johnson & Johnson proves its anticoagulant Xarelto is effective in reducing the risk of further heart problems in patients who have recently suffered a heart attack.
South Carolina lawmakers take aim at healthcare law
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – South Carolina lawmakers say they have found a way to stop implementation of the U.S. Affordable Care Act in their state, an effort that could provide a template for other Republican-led legislatures looking to de…
Court set to rule on forcing California to ease prison crowding
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – The ongoing battle over how to reduce crowding in California’s massive, troubled prison system heated up again on Monday, after a panel of federal judges said that court-ordered talks between state officials and lawye…
Hawaii official died from irregular heartbeat after plane crash
HONOLULU (Reuters) – A Hawaii state health official who gained national attention when she released a copy of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate in 2011, died from a stress-induced irregular heartbeat following a plane crash last month, police …
San Francisco rail workers approve labor contract
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Unionized workers in the United States’ fifth-largest commuter rail system overwhelmingly approved an amended labor agreement on Monday, ending a nine-month contract dispute that saw two paralyzing transit strikes and legal wr…
Ex-California policemen acquitted in beating death of homeless man
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) – Two former policemen were acquitted on Monday in the 2011 beating and stun-gun death of a mentally-ill California homeless man that touched off street protests and political upheaval in the Los Angeles suburb of Fuller…
Case of N.C. cop who killed an unarmed man headed to grand jury
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – Prosecutors will seek an indictment against a North Carolina police officer accused of fatally shooting an unarmed man 10 times after he survived a car accident and banged on the door of a nearby house in the m…
