New Jersey cracks down on sex trafficking ahead of Super Bowl
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shandra Woworuntu was 25-years-old when she flew to New York from her native Indonesia for what she thought would be an interview for a hotel job, but instead found herself forced at gunpoint into prostitution.
Myth-busting librarians debunk rumors about Texas’ Wild West laws
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Legend has it that the long arm of Texas law once extended to hotel balconies where the men with star badges would take into custody anyone who violated a state statute forbidding people to hunt buffalo from such a perch.
McAuliffe sworn in as Virginia governor, as Clintons look on
RICHMOND (Reuters) – Terry McAuliffe, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a major party fundraiser, was sworn in as governor of Virginia on Saturday, cheered on by his friends former President Bill Clinton and potential White Hou…
Hypnotist Dr Scott Lewis found dead on Sydney balcony
SYDNEY (Reuters) – World-renowned hypnotist Dr Scott Lewis who was performing in a show at the Sydney Opera House died on Saturday after apparently falling from an inner-city apartment balcony.
Massachusetts teen dies of rare aging disease
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts teenager who became a well-known face of the premature aging disease progeria has died, his family confirmed online.
Accenture named lead contractor for Obamacare website: government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Accenture has been chosen to replace CGI Federal as the lead contractor for the Obamacare enrollment website, which failed to work when it launched in October for millions of Americans shopping for health insurance, the U.S. Cent…
Tap water fix in West Virginia still days away, official says
CHARLESTON, W., Virginia (Reuters) – Tap water in Charleston, West Virginia, and nearby communities will remain unsafe in the coming days, an official said on Saturday as residents spent a third day unable to bathe, shower or drink from the faucet due …
Lawmakers pledge to continue probing New Jersey bridge scandal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey lawmakers on Saturday pledged to continue to seek more details in the bridge scandal engulfing Governor Chris Christie, with the Democratic Assembly speaker-elect saying he planned to call the body into special session.
Silicon Valley executive and family found dead in missing plane in Idaho
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Searchers combing snowbound mountains in Idaho on Friday found the wreckage of a plane that crashed in early December, killing the pilot, a Silicon Valley software executive, his two adult children and their partners, a family…
Former spokesman for President Ronald Reagan dies
(Reuters) – Larry Speakes, who took over as press secretary for President Ronald Reagan in 1981 after his predecessor was wounded in an assassination attempt against the president, died on Friday in Mississippi, a funeral home owner said.
