U.S. House Speaker Boehner expresses doubts over immigration bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday joined other leading Republicans in expressing doubts that immigration reforms could be passed this year and put the blame on President Barack Obama.
Delaware doctor denied stepdaughter food, bathroom use -mother
GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) – A well-known Delaware doctor would punish his stepdaughter by making her stand for hours with her arms outstretched, depriving her of food and forbidding her from using the bathroom, the girl’s mother told a court on Th…
Closing arguments in trial in alleged NATO summit attack plot
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Three men accused of plotting to attack high-profile targets during a 2012 NATO summit in Chicago were bent on mayhem, a prosecutor said in closing arguments on Thursday.
Wisconsin woman reports five-day-old son taken from basinette
(Reuters) – Authorities in southern Wisconsin are searching for a 5-day-old boy whose mother said she awoke to find him missing from his bassinette about 4:30 a.m. on Thursday, police said.
Florida jury selected for loud music murder trial
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A racially diverse jury will decide if a middle-aged white man committed murder or faced a life-or-death threat when he opened fire on four black teenagers in an SUV parked next to him at a north Florida gas station, k…
Democrats ask for price impact analysis of U.S. oil exports
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. public deserves to know how lifting the country’s decades-old ban on crude oil exports would affect gasoline prices, two Democratic U.S. Senators said on Thursday, calling for a “comprehensive analysis” of the issue.
Hundreds of thousands without power after Northeast storm
(Reuters) – Utility crews on Thursday worked to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the U.S. Northeast after a snow and ice storm slammed the region. But flights began returning to normal after thousands of delays or cance…
Two dozen charged in $500 million New York pain-pill scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Twenty-five people, including doctors, were charged with involvement in a massive scheme that flooded New York City’s black market with as much as $500 million in painkillers, federal and state officials said on Wednesday.
Texas executes woman convicted of killing man for insurance money
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas executed a woman on Wednesday convicted of leading a plot to kidnap, torture and then beat to death a mentally disabled man to rob him of his cash and collect insurance money.
Portland, Oregon, teachers vote to authorize strike
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – Teachers in Portland, Oregon’s largest school district, voted Wednesday night to authorize a strike, setting the stage for a walkout that could disrupt classes for nearly 48,000 students, union officials said.
