U.S. judge releases dying lawyer convicted of aiding terrorism
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday granted Lynne Stewart, a former defense lawyer convicted of aiding terrorism, a “compassionate” release from prison because she is dying of cancer.
Boy Scouts ready for move to allow gay scouts from 2014
DALLAS (Reuters) – The Boy Scouts of America will allow openly gay scouts for the first time as of January 1, with the century-old group facing conservative dissent from within for making the change and criticism from rights groups for not going far en…
Florida woman recalls horror of bear attack
MIAMI (Reuters) – A woman mauled by a bear in central Florida earlier this month has spoken out publicly about the attack for the first time, telling state wildlife officials she thought she might die.
Residents allowed to return home after smoky North Dakota rail crash
CASSELTON, North Dakota (Reuters) – Mandatory evacuation orders were lifted on Tuesday in Casselton, North Dakota, where a fiery oil train crash a day earlier triggered a series of blasts and forced residents from their homes.
Target faces problems with gift cards sold over holidays
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Target Corp, which is dealing with one of the largest ever payment-data breaches in U.S. retail history, said on Tuesday that some of the gift cards it sold over the holiday season were not activated properly.
Judge strikes down Florida law mandating drug tests for welfare
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday struck down a Florida law requiring drug screening for welfare recipients, saying that it violated the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches.
Over 2.1 million have signed up for Obamacare: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – More than 2.1 million people have enrolled in private health insurance plans through new federal and state websites since they were launched in October as part of President Barack Obama’s healthcare overhaul, U.S. officials said …
Four people found slain in apparent murder-suicide in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two adults and two children believed to be family members were found shot to death in a Southern California home in what police are investigating as a suspected triple murder and suicide, police said on Tuesday.
Controversial Idaho hunting contest ends with no wolves killed
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – A controversial hunting contest in Idaho targeting wolves and coyotes has ended with nearly two dozen coyotes killed but no wolves shot, though rancor over the event remains undiminished.
Brain-dead California girl ordered kept on ventilator for week longer
OAKLAND, California (Reuters) – The family of a California girl who was declared brain dead after complications from a tonsillectomy won an 11th-hour court order on Monday requiring doctors to keep her connected to a breathing machine for at least anot…
