Ex-‘King of Biotech’ set to serve four-year term for fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – David Blech, once dubbed the “King of Biotech”, failed to persuade a U.S. appeals court to throw out his four-year prison term for securities fraud on the ground that his sentencing judge was biased.
Suspect in killing of NY mother and two toddlers arrested in Texas
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York father suspected of stabbing his wife and two young daughters to death at the weekend was arrested late Monday in Texas, police said.
Lawyers make public clergy abuse documents in Chicago
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Lawyers for victims of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy on Tuesday released thousands of related documents from the Chicago Archdiocese, the latest in a series of such disclosures in the Midwest.
Trump says weighing run for America’s top job, Christie hurt
MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (Reuters) – Outspoken real estate magnate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he may seek the Republican presidential nomination for 2016, adding that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s prospects for a White House run have dimmed s…
Human Rights Watch says Obama not gone far enough on NSA reforms
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama has not gone far enough in reforming the monitoring activities of the National Security Agency (NSA) and is continuing to violate the privacy rights of individuals, the head of Human Rights Watch told Reut…
College student shot on Pennsylvania university campus
(Reuters) – A male college student who was shot outside a university athletic center in Pennsylvania was in critical but stable condition on Tuesday but the shooter was still at large, officials said.
U.S. offers to send envoy to North Korea to free jailed missionary
SEOUL (Reuters) – The United States has offered to send a special envoy to North Korea to win the release of a jailed missionary, but signaled that any meaningful talks with Pyongyang will require it to give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Cuomo, Schneiderman agree on dividing portion of JPMorgan funds: NYT
(Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Eric Schneiderman, the state’s attorney general, have reached an agreement on how to divide a portion of the $613 million that the state received as part of a settlement with JPMorgan, the New York Times r…
West Virginia looks to tighten rules after chemical spill contaminated water
(Reuters) – West Virginia’s governor on Monday proposed legislation to regulate above-ground storage tanks, a move that comes after a spill of coal-processing chemicals shut off drinking water to about 300,000 people.
Train hauling crude oil derails on Philadelphia bridge
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – A freight train carrying crude oil derailed on Monday on a railroad bridge in Philadelphia, forcing the closing of the busy Schuylkill Expressway, authorities said.
