Record number of minorities take SAT but lag in college readiness
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Minority students made up a record portion of SAT test takers in 2013, and blacks and Hispanics improved on the U.S. college entrance exam but still lagged in demonstrating they are ready for college, the College Board said on Th…
Father of four-year-old N.J. boy who accidentally shot friend is indicted
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – The father of a 4-year-old boy in New Jersey, who accidentally shot and killed his 6-year-old friend while playing with a gun, has been indicted on charges of child endangerment, prosecutors said.
White House shoots down idea of device tax repeal in funding bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House would not agree to repealing a medical device tax as part of a stop-gap bill to continue funding the government past September 30, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Thursday.
National Grid settles with NY, Mass. over unpaid wages post-Sandy
(Reuters) – National Grid Plc will pay more than $6.3 million to compensate employees in New York and Massachusetts who were not properly paid in the weeks after Hurricane Sandy because of problems with a new computerized payroll system.
Ex-Montana teacher freed after month in jail for raping student
(Reuters) – A former Montana high school teacher was released from prison on Thursday after serving just one month for the rape of a 14-year-old student who later killed herself, a corrections department spokeswoman said.
Florida woman jailed for firing ‘warning shot’ at husband wins new trial
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – A woman sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing a “warning shot” during an argument with her abusive husband won a new trial on Thursday in a case under Florida’s controversial self-defense law.
U.S. says online Obamacare enrollment for individuals starts October 1
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Individuals seeking health insurance under Obamacare through new federal marketplaces will be able to enroll online as planned beginning October 1, despite a one-month delay for small businesses, the Obama administration said on …
U.S. soldier accused in militia plot to face trial in wife’s death
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A U.S. Army soldier accused of using his wife’s $500,000 life insurance benefits to fund an anti-government militia group will face a court-martial on charges that he killed her and their unborn child, a military spokesman said on T…
Police ordered to release 911 audio tapes from Newtown shooting
MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) – Police in Newtown, Connecticut, have been ordered to release 911 calls made from Sandy Hook Elementary School during last December’s massacre of 20 first-graders and six educators by a lone gunman.
U.S. backs market scheme for aviation emissions from 2020
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The United States supports a proposed market-based system to curb carbon emissions from the global aviation sector starting in 2020, but warned that concerns over measures to lower emissions in the interim threaten to undercut the …
