Ex-EPA adviser admits to fraud, CIA stint claim, 13 years of lies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adviser pleaded guilty on Friday to cheating the government out of $886,186 over 13 years of telling lies, including claims he had malaria and that he was working on a CIA project, of…
Planned Parenthood sues Texas over abortion restrictions
(Reuters) – Planned Parenthood, the largest U.S. abortion provider, filed a lawsuit in federal court on Friday challenging part of a new Texas law which the group said will dramatically reduce access to safe abortions, especially in rural areas of the …
Former U.S. soldiers charged in plot to kill drug agent, informant
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former U.S. soldiers have been extradited to New York from Thailand to face charges of plotting to murder a U.S. federal drug agent and informant as part of an international drug smuggling operation, authorities said.
U.S. clears Arkansas Medicaid expansion proposal
(Reuters) – The U.S. government approved Arkansas’ proposal to use federal money targeted for expanding the Medicaid health program for the poor to help low-income residents buy private insurance under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law.
Nigerian pleads not guilty in U.S. court to aiding al Qaeda group
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Nigerian citizen pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court in Brooklyn on Friday to helping an al Qaeda affiliate recruit English-speaking people in Nigeria.
Airline pilot dies after heart attack on flight to Seattle
(Reuters) – The captain of a United Airlines jet who suffered an in-flight heart attack, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Boise, Idaho, has died, an airline spokeswoman said on Friday.
Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout’s U.S. conviction upheld
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout for conspiring to kill Americans, rejecting his argument that he was a victim of a “vindictive” prosecution, including the international sting …
Gun rights advocates sue to block tough Maryland gun law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Gun rights supporters filed a motion on Friday to block Maryland’s new gun law, one of the toughest in the United States, from taking effect next week.
Friend of ex-NFL player Hernandez indicted as accessory to murder
BOSTON (Reuters) – A friend of former National Football League player Aaron Hernandez, who is charged with murdering the semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, has been indicted on a charge of accessory to murder after the fact, local prosecutors said.
U.S. internal watchdog finds NSA workers spied on significant others
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least a dozen U.S. National Security Agency employees have abused secret surveillance programs in the past decade, most often to spy on their significant others, according to the latest findings of the agency’s internal watchd…
