U.S. panel rejects changes to Washington skyline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal panel has left intact height limits that govern construction in Washington, but raised the prospect for penthouses and high-rise buildings in some parts of the U.S. capital.
Accused of child sex abuse, Massachusetts man proposes castration
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man facing charges of sexually abusing 13 children, including a newborn, offered on Wednesday to have himself castrated in exchange for a lighter prison sentence.
University of California hospital workers launch daylong strike
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – University of California hospital workers walked off the job on Wednesday for a 24-hour strike after 18 months of unsuccessful contract talks, forcing the cancellation of elective surgeries and the delay of cancer treatments, …
Bill Thompson goes back to bond firm after failed New York mayor bid
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill Thompson, a former top New York city finance chief and two-time mayoral hopeful, is rejoining his former municipal bond house, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co, after losing the Democratic primary for New York city mayor, the firm said on Wednesday.
Banks seek help with U.S. law when doing business with pot shops
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) – Banks, worried about running afoul of federal money-laundering law in dealing with state-authorized marijuana businesses, may soon receive some much-needed guidance from U.S. agencies.
Virginia lawmaker’s condition upgraded to ‘good’ after stabbing
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds’ condition was upgraded to “good” from “fair” Wednesday at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, where he was airlifted a day earlier for treatment of stab wounds, …
Colorado man posts Facebook photos before murder-suicide try
DENVER (Reuters) – A 22-year-old Colorado man posted photos of himself and his 19-month-old daughter, and messages to the toddler’s mother, on Facebook before he shot the girl dead and turned the gun on himself, police said on Wednesday.
U.S. trial begins for Russian arms dealer’s accused conspirator
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S.-Syrian citizen conspired with convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to buy aircraft, using fake names to get around sanctions that had been imposed against him, a government prosecutor told a jury on Wednesday in New Yor…
Oregon healthcare exchange website never worked, has no subscribers
(Reuters) – Oregon, a state that fully embraced the Affordable Care Act, is enduring one of the rockiest rollouts of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, with an inoperative online exchange that has yet to enroll a single subscriber, requ…
For Illinois tornado survivors, relief is just being alive
WASHINGTON, Illinois (Reuters) – After breaking her leg late last year, having a double mastectomy in the summer and seeing her house destroyed by a tornado that swept through Washington, Illinois, on Sunday, Kim Wright said her luck was due to change….
