Wal-Mart, Xerox blame each other for Louisiana shopping gone wild
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Xerox Corp blamed each other on Monday after Louisiana food stamp recipients stripped bare the shelves of some Walmart stores when a computer glitch left their debit cards with no limits.
Mother of slain ‘Baby Hope’ says devastated by daughter’s death in NYC: reports
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The mother of “Baby Hope”, who was murdered and packed in a cooler in 1991 and only recently identified, said she was devastated to hear about her daughter’s death allegedly at the hands of a relative, according to news reports.
Florida to execute man using untried drug for lethal injection
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – An execution scheduled in Florida on Tuesday will be the first using the drug midazolam hydrochloride despite concerns it might not work as promised and could inflict cruel and unusual punishment on a death row inmate.
Senators close in on deal as threat of default nears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators said they were closing in on a deal Monday that would reopen the government and push back a possible default for several months, though many hurdles remained as a Thursday deadline drew near.
Trial of accused killer of NFL’s Sean Taylor to begin in Miami
MIAMI (Reuters) – Jury selection is due to begin in Miami on Tuesday in the trial of the man accused of being the triggerman in the killing of Washington Redskins star defensive player Sean Taylor in 2007.
San Francisco girds for transit strike as midnight deadline nears
(Reuters) – Contract talks were set to resume on Monday in a last-ditch effort to avert a transit strike that could cripple a rail system serving 400,000 riders a day in the San Francisco Bay Area, as unions and management wrangle over pay and benefits…
Tens of thousands of cattle feared dead after South Dakota storm
(Reuters) – The storm was just so sudden, South Dakota cattle rancher Kathy Jobgen remembers.
Penn State’s sex-scandal bill crosses $50 million mark
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Penn State has spent more than $50 million on fines, legal bills and other costs linked to a sex abuse scandal that has roiled the university for nearly two years, according to the school’s website.
Florida counts on experimental trees to fight orange plague
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Florida citrus researchers are preparing to launch a large-scale test of new disease-tolerant orange tree rootstock in what one likened to a leap of faith to save the $9 billion state industry from a deadly citrus greening …
Graffiti artist Banksy sells works at N.Y. pop-up stall for bargain prices
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Art collectors and tourists in New York got a bargain during the weekend when British graffiti artist Banksy, whose work is expected to fetch upwards of $150,000 at an auction later this year, sold paintings at a pop-up stall in Ce…
