Mother of bullied Florida girl seeks funeral donations
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) – The mother of a 12-year-old Florida girl who committed suicide last month apparently after being bullied at school and on the Internet, announced a crowd-funding effort in Tampa on Thursday to help pay for funeral expenses.
Lawyer seeks bail for Kennedy cousin convicted on 1975 murder
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – A defense attorney for Kennedy cousin and convicted murderer Michael Skakel, freshly granted a new trial for the 1975 slaying of a teenage neighbor in Connecticut, made a request for bail on Thursday that could release …
Las Vegas doctor gets life sentence for hepatitis C outbreak
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A former doctor convicted of second-degree murder for infecting at least nine patients with hepatitis C was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for his role in one of the largest U.S. outbreaks of the disease tied to a physici…
Judge delays former New Orleans mayor’s corruption trial
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday delayed for three months the corruption trial of former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who led the city during the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Accused teen killer stabbed Massachusetts teacher: reports
BOSTON (Reuters) – The Massachusetts teenager charged in the murder of a 24-year-old math teacher at his high school used a box cutter to stab the woman, then disposed of her body and went to the movies, local media reported on Thursday.
Guantanamo guards accused of improper document seizures
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) – An attorney for a man charged with plotting the September 11 attacks accused U.S. military guards at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility on Thursday of seizing his client’s private legal documents.
Two wounded in Tennessee National Guard armory shooting
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) – Two National Guard soldiers were shot and wounded on Thursday at an armory outside a U.S. Navy facility in Millington, Tennessee, and a third National Guard member suspected in the shooting was taken into custody, autho…
Union lawyers build case against Detroit early in bankruptcy trial
DETROIT (Reuters) – Attorneys for Detroit unions and retirees sought to build a case on Thursday that Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr did not negotiate in good faith before Detroit filed for bankruptcy so they could block the city from getting court protec…
Obamacare applications near 700,000, official says
(Reuters) – About 700,000 applications have been submitted for U.S. healthcare coverage being offered through new exchanges created by President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
October car sales to show 8 percent rise: J.D. Power and LMC
DETROIT (Reuters) – The shutdown of the federal government put a crimp in U.S. auto sales in the first half of October, but new-vehicle purchases for the month will still rise 8 percent from a year ago, J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said on Thursday.
