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….
Missouri executes serial killer after Supreme Court clears way
(Reuters) – Missouri serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for him to be put to death for murdering a man outside a synagogue in 1977, a corrections spokesman said….
Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng agree to divorce settlement
(Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch and his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch, appeared before a Manhattan judge on Wednesday in a 10-minute hearing that cleared the way for ending their 14-year marriage.
Evangelist Billy Graham in hospital for respiratory issue
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – U.S. evangelist Billy Graham is being treated for respiratory congestion and is expected to be hospitalized for several days, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
LG clashes with environmentalists over New Jersey headquarters
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, New Jersey (Reuters) – Across the Hudson River from New York City and atop the steep cliffs of the New Jersey Palisades, LG Electronics Inc has drawn the ire of environmentalists, and a Rockefeller, over its new North America headquar…
Two headed to runoff in race to succeed disgraced ex-San Diego mayor
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Republican city councilman and a Latino Democrat with party backing appeared headed for a runoff in an election to replace former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who resigned in a sexual harassment scandal, unofficial returns showed…
U.S. television journalist Elizabeth Vargas out of rehab
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Television journalist Elizabeth Vargas, a co-anchor on the ABC news show “20/20,” said on Wednesday she was out of rehab and doing well after receiving treatment for alcohol abuse.
Learjet crashes off Florida coast, two bodies found
(Reuters) – A medical flight with probably four people on board crashed into the Atlantic Ocean late on Tuesday shortly after takeoff from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and two bodies have been recovered, a U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said.
