Judge throws manufacturers a lifeline with asbestos ruling
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) – A judge who found what he called a “startling pattern” of abuse by plaintiffs’ lawyers may have shifted the landscape of asbestos litigation with a ruling in favor of manufacturers.
One dead, four hurt in New York City bus, truck crash
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A bus driver was killed and four people injured when a New York City bus and a stolen truck collided on Wednesday, slamming into building scaffolding in lower Manhattan, New York officials said.
Rhode Island pension announcement delayed
BOSTON (Reuters) – A press conference at which Rhode Island state and public employee union officials were expected to announce a long-awaited pension reform deal has been postponed indefinitely, a federal mediation agency said on Wednesday.
Winter exposes weakness in U.S. natgas supply network
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Freezing temperatures are hampering U.S. natural gas deliveries this winter despite ample production of the heating fuel, exposing weaknesses in a supply network strained by unprecedented demand.
Florida murderer of nine-year-old Jimmy Ryce facing execution Wednesday
MIAMI (Reuters) – Two decades after a Cuban immigrant kidnapped, raped and murdered a 9-year-old south Florida boy, his killer will be executed by lethal injection Wednesday evening.
Judge blocks warrantless searches of Oregon drug database
(Reuters) – A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that U.S. government attempts to gather information from an Oregon state database of prescription drug records violates constitutional protections against unreasonable search and seizure.
House approves ‘clean’ debt limit after Republicans drop demands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The House of Representatives narrowly approved a one-year extension of federal borrowing authority on Tuesday after Republicans caved into President Barack Obama’s demands to allow a debt limit increase without any conditions.
Republican wins San Diego race to succeed disgraced ex-mayor
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – San Diego voters opted for a return to Republican leadership on Tuesday as they elected a city councilman backed by the downtown establishment to succeed ex-Mayor Bob Filner, a Democrat who resigned amid a torrent of sexual miscon…
One missing after blast at Chevron gas well in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) – One person was injured and another was missing after an explosion and fire on Tuesday at a natural gas well owned by Chevron Corp in southwestern Pennsylvania, a company spokesman said.
Former U.S. Border Patrol union chief cleared of fraud charges
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed all criminal charges brought by U.S. prosecutors against a former head of the border patrol union accused of misusing union and government funds for his own enrichment.
