EPA worker who falsely claimed CIA work sentenced to prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adviser who cheated the government out of $886,186 through lies such as claiming to work for the CIA was sentenced on Wednesday to 32 months in prison.
Accused 9/11 conspirator kicked out of Guantanamo hearing again
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – A Yemeni man accused of being a conspirator in the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington was expelled for the second day in a row from a courtroom on Wednesday in Guantanamo Bay for being disruptive.
Bloomberg urges pension fix in last big address as New York mayor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in his final major policy speech before leaving office at year’s end, on Wednesday warned that a budding U.S. urban revival is threatened by mushrooming public pension and health-care costs.
Harvard fined $24,000 for animal mistreatment after monkeys die
BOSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday said it has fined Harvard Medical School $24,000 for repeated animal welfare violations at its research facilities that resulted in the deaths of four monkeys since 2011.
Police say doctor’s slaying at Nevada hospital not random
(Reuters) – A gunman who shot and killed a doctor and wounded two other people in a medical office in Reno, Nevada, before taking his own life was apparently not acting randomly but his motives remain unknown, police said Wednesday.
Obamacare tech hurdle looms right before enrollment deadline
(Reuters) – Some technical experts are perplexed at the U.S. government’s plan to switch web hosts for its new health insurance portal, HealthCare.gov, in the midst of an expected last-minute rush to beat a March 31 enrollment deadline for 2014 coverag…
U.S. health officials issue travel advisory for St. Martin
MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. health officials issued an advisory on Wednesday about travel to the Caribbean island of St. Martin due to concerns about a mosquito-borne virus.
Christie’s values Detroit art at up to $867 million
(Reuters) – The value of the collection at the Detroit Institute of Arts falls within a range from $454 million up to $867 million, auction house Christie’s said in its final report to the city’s state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr.
Harvard student in court to face US bomb hoax charges
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Harvard University student who told investigators he had sent hoax e-mails claiming there were bombs planted around the school this week to get out of taking a final exam appeared in court on Wednesday to face criminal charges.
Former top wine collector convicted of selling counterfeits
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Wednesday convicted an Indonesian man of selling counterfeit wine to unsuspecting collectors, a dramatic fall from grace for a man once considered one of the top five wine collectors in the world.
