As Volkswagen workers vote, Tennessee senator ramps up anti-union talk
WASHINGTON/CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (Reuters) – One of Tennessee’s two U.S. senators ramped up his anti-union rhetoric on Thursday in an attempt to sway workers at Volkswagen AG’s Chattanooga plant who are voting this week on representation by the United…
No verdict Thursday in Florida loud music murder trial
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A north Florida jury ended a second day of deliberations without reaching a verdict on Thursday in the trial of a middle-aged man who shot and killed a black teenager in an argument over rap music blaring from the yout…
Delaware doctor convicted in ‘waterboarding’ trial
GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) – A Delaware jury found a prominent pediatrician and best-selling author guilty on Thursday of endangering his stepdaughter in a trial featuring testimony that he subjected the girl to a form of waterboarding to punish he…
U.S. prosecutors to appeal probation for Beanie Babies creator
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Thursday filed an appeal of the sentence of probation that kept billionaire Beanie Babies soft toy creator Ty Warner out of jail for his conviction on tax evasion.
Man charged in Tennessee package explosion that killed his in-laws
NASHVILLE, Tenn (Reuters) – The 49-year-old son-in-law of an elderly couple killed when a package exploded at their Tennessee home was charged with murder on Thursday, authorities said.
Storms taking toll on families, schools in Northeast
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A winter storm that froze the U.S. southeast in its tracks pushed north on Thursday, with driving winds and heavy snow snarling travel and closing many schools from Washington to Connecticut, creating havoc for winter-weary parents…
Former Mexican state official in U.S. court on money laundering charges
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – The former finance secretary for the northern Mexican state of Coahuila appeared in a U.S. federal court in Texas on Thursday to face charges including money laundering, hours after surrendering to U.S. authorities seekin…
Delaware doctor convicted in ‘waterboarding’ trial
GEORGETOWN, Delaware (Reuters) – A Delaware jury found a prominent pediatrician and best-selling author guilty on Thursday of endangering his stepdaughter in a trial featuring testimony that he subjected the girl to a form of waterboarding to punish he…
More Obamacare insurers in Louisiana reject AIDS patients
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The only three insurance companies in Louisiana that sell healthcare policies under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law throughout the state are rejecting payments from a federal program intended to help low-income HIV patients…
Florida jury deliberates 2nd day in loud music murder trial
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Reuters) – A north Florida jury resumed deliberations for a second day on Thursday in the trial of a middle-aged software engineer who shot and killed a black teenager in an argument over rap music blaring from the youth’s car.
