Release of 911 tapes shed more light on fatal Nevada shooting rampage
(Reuters) – The gunman who killed one doctor and wounded another before taking his own life at a Nevada urology office last week had been a patient there, and investigators are examining reports he had complained of suffering from a botched vasectomy, …
Las Vegas cabbie turns in $300,000 left in back seat: report
(Reuters) – A Las Vegas taxi driver has been hailed for his honesty after ensuring that $300,000 in cash found left in his cab was returned to its rightful owner, the Las Vegas Sun reported on Tuesday.
Utah clerks admonished to issue marriage licenses to gay couples
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Utah’s attorney general instructed county clerks on Tuesday to issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples requesting them, as ordered by the federal judge who overturned a state ban on same-sex weddings, or risk being…
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.
