California judge won’t extend order keeping brain-dead girl on ventilator
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – Relatives of a California girl declared brain dead after complications from a tonsillectomy lost their bid on Tuesday to extend a court order that bars a hospital from taking the child off a breathing machine without the…
Man with Arabic flashcards can’t sue agents over airport detention
(Reuters) – Federal agents who detained a college student after an airport screener found him carrying Arabic-English flashcards with such words as “bomb” and “terrorist” cannot be sued for their actions, a U.S. appeals court said Tuesday.
Mother of boy thrown by dad from NY highrise blames custody fight
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The grieving mother whose estranged husband threw their 3-year old son off a Manhattan skyscraper in a murder-suicide on Sunday said the act was his “sick” way of retaliating against her over a bitter custody dispute.
The painful path to Obamacare deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tuesday is a moment of truth for Obamacare.
Texas probes cause of death of infant found at recycling center
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – The medical examiner in San Antonio, Texas, will conduct an autopsy Tuesday on a newborn baby whose body was found a day earlier in a trash recycling center.
Fire temporarily shutters Cargill meat packing plant in Kansas
(Reuters) – Cargill Inc’s beef packing plant near Dodge City, Kansas, is expected to be closed until next week as damage is assessed from a minor fire that broke out Monday evening, a company official told Reuters.
U.S. upgrades probe of Mercedes car rear-light issue
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. safety regulators upgraded an investigation into more than 250,000 Mercedes-Benz C-Class cars for possible failure of the rear lights.
Judge in murder case of ex-NFL star considers gag order
FALL RIVER, Massachusetts (Reuters) – A Massachusetts judge said on Monday she would consider a request by lawyers defending former National Football League star Aaron Hernandez that she issue a gag order preventing leaks about the high-profile murder …
New state laws will affect marijuana, voting, shark fins
CHICAGO (Reuters) – “What brand are you smoking?,” could become a more routine question among Coloradans in January, when anyone 21 or older will be able to buy up to an ounce of marijuana from a state-licensed retail store for recreational use.
Settlement reached over deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak
(Reuters) – Owners and insurers of a now-bankrupt Massachusetts pharmacy linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak have agreed to pay more than $100 million to compensate victims, families of victims and creditors.
