Mass. crime lab chemist sentenced to 3-5 years for tampering
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former Massachusetts crime lab chemist was sentenced to three to five years in prison on Friday after pleading guilty to tampering with evidence and other charges in a case that shook the foundations of the state’s criminal justice…
North Korea confirms detention of U.S. citizen: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea has confirmed through Swedish officials in Pyongyang that it has detained a U.S. citizen, a State Department official said on Friday, after reports that an 85-year-old California man was pulled off a plane as he was a…
Virginia state Senator Deeds: ‘Some wounds won’t heal’
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – A prominent Virginia state politician who was stabbed in what police describe as an attempted murder by his son thanked supporters after his release from a hospital on Friday, but said some wounds would never heal.
Two children dead after car crashes into Minnesota pond
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Three children were in critical condition on Friday a day after the car they were riding in slid into a near-freezing pond in suburban Minneapolis in a crash that has left two of their siblings dead, authorities and the family’s…
Evolution battle stirs as Texas delays new biology text
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – Social conservatives on the Texas State Board of Education have delayed approval of a high school biology textbook, pending a review by experts, citing concerns about the book’s lessons on evolution.
White House says 2015 enrollment for Obamacare pushed back one month
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration will push back the open enrollment season for Obamacare health insurance in 2015 by a month to give insurance companies more time to determine their rates, the White House said on Friday.
Connecticut to release Newtown school shooting report on Monday
(Reuters) – Connecticut’s long-awaited report on the shooting last December at a Newtown elementary school that killed 20 children and six adults is due to be released on Monday, the prosecutor’s office said on Friday.
Democrats ditch historic U.S. Senate rule blamed for gridlock
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate, in a historic and bitterly fought rule change, stripped Republicans on Thursday of their ability to block President Barack Obama’s judicial and executive branch nominees.
Powerball ticket worth $16 million worthless as deadline expires in Florida
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Powerball ticket worth $16 million became worthless on Friday after a six-month deadline for the winner to claim the prize money expired, Florida lottery authorities said.
Indiana robocall ban not preempted by federal law
(Reuters) – An Indiana state law banning a variety of automated telephone calls was given new life as a federal appeals court concluded that the law was not preempted by federal law.
