Occupy Wall Street buys $15 million of Americans’ medical debt
(Reuters) – An Occupy Wall Street spin-off group has bought up $14.7 million worth of Americans’ personal medical debt and forgiven it over the last year as part of its Rolling Jubilee project, the group announced Monday.
Hawaii gay marriage bill gains final legislative OK
HONOLULU (Reuters) – The Hawaii Senate gave final legislative approval on Tuesday to a bill extending marriage rights to same-sex couples in a state long popular as a wedding and honeymoon destination and regarded as a pioneer in advancing the cause of…
New U.S. heart guidelines back stronger therapies for high-risk patients
(Reuters) – New U.S. guidelines on heart health that were a decade in the making recommend stronger measures for patients at particularly high risk of heart attack or stroke, including more aggressive therapy with drugs that lower cholesterol or even w…
California man pleads guilty in Miss Teen USA extortion case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California college student pleaded guilty on Tuesday to hacking into the webcams of teenage girls and young women, including this year’s Miss Teen USA, and secretly taking nude pictures of them to use in an extortion scheme.
Charges dropped against suspect in Houston shooting that killed two
AUSTIN (Reuters) – A Texas sheriff’s office on Tuesday dropped charges against a man suspected of starting a shooting spree at a Houston-area weekend birthday party that left two dead and 19 injured.
TV pitchman Trudeau found guilty of criminal contempt
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A federal jury found pitchman Kevin Trudeau guilty of criminal contempt on Tuesday for exaggerating the contents of his weight-loss book in infomercials, and he was taken into custody, prosecutors said.
Paralyzed porn magnate Flynt objects to execution of his confessed attacker
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Larry Flynt, the publisher of the porn magazine Hustler who was shot and paralyzed in 1978, has gone to court to object to the pending execution in Missouri of a convicted serial killer he says fired the bullet that put him in a…
Georgia child burned after gasoline poured on slide ignites
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A two-year-old girl has been severely burned in suburban Atlanta in a freak accident after gasoline poured on an outdoor slide to make it slicker ignited from static electricity, police said on Tuesday.
Chicago bonds hold up in light trading after downgrade
(Reuters) – U.S. municipal bonds issued by Chicago held up in light trading on Monday even as the city’s debt suffered another triple-notch ratings downgrade on mounting concerns about its public pension liabilities.
Florida, Texas set to execute convicted killers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla./ AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two U.S. death row inmates face execution on Tuesday, including a Florida man convicted of a 1991 sexual assault and murder who will be put to death using a new lethal injection procedure that has drawn lega…
