Texas man to ask court to remove pregnant wife from life support
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas paramedic will ask a Fort Worth court on Friday to remove his pregnant wife from life support, saying the fetus she is forced to carry under state law has become severely damaged in her debilitated body.
Doctor quizzed about drug info discussions with investors outside of SAC
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A doctor who says he leaked details of a clinical drug trial to SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager Mathew Martoma also discussed the drug under development with other investors, according to documents displayed in court on Thur…
Florida man sentenced to almost 60 years for killing NFL star
MIAMI (Reuters) – A 23-year-old man convicted of second-degree murder in the 2007 killing of Washington Redskins football star Sean Taylor was sentenced to 57-1/2 years in prison on Thursday.
U.S. sues KBR for defrauding its army in Iraq
(Reuters) – The U.S. government on Thursday accused defense contractor KBR Inc of defrauding its military in Iraq by giving inflated deals to two Kuwait-based subcontractors who in turn paid kickbacks of as much as $1 million to KBR employees.
Purdue student was stabbed and shot, prosecutor says
LAFAYETTE, Indiana (Reuters) – The Purdue University student killed Tuesday was shot and stabbed in the rampage that ended as quickly as it began with the suspect holding his bloody hands behind his head awaiting arrest, prosecutors said in a court fil…
Human error caused Nevada depot blast that killed seven Marines: probe
(Reuters) – A blast at a U.S. Army munitions depot in Nevada that killed seven Marines in March was caused when a Marine improperly loaded a second mortar round into an already armed launching tube during a live-fire training exercise, a U.S. Marine Co…
NY man in SEC fraud probe arrested over subpoena response
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man suspected of fraudulently collecting money from investors to buy shares in big-name private companies was arrested on Thursday after failing to respond to subpoenas, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said.
Exclusive: Pentagon report faults F-35 on software, reliability
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A new U.S. Defense Department report warns that ongoing software, maintenance and reliability problems with Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 stealth fighter could delay the Marine Corps’ plans to start using its F-35 jets by mid-2015….
Biological fathers sue Utah over state adoption laws
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A dozen men whose biological children were placed for adoption in Utah without their consent have sued the state in federal court, claiming its tangled network of rules unconstitutionally strip them of their parental rights.
U.S. prosecutors subpoena documents in N.J. bridge scandal: lawyer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Jersey has issued subpoenas to Governor Chris Christie’s campaign and the state Republican Party for documents related to George Washington Bridge access lane closures, a lawyer for both groups sai…
