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Guantanamo captive in plea deal with U.S. prosecutors23 February 2012, 2:03 am
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An alleged al Qaeda operative from Maryland held at Guantanamo Bay has entered into a plea agreement with U.S. military prosecutors that calls for him to testify against other detainees, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. In exchange for his testimony at the trials of other detainees, Majid Kahn would receive a reduced sentence and eventual freedom, the report said, citing officials familiar with the case. ......
Judge strikes down law mandating sale of23 February 2012, 1:32 am
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge declared on Wednesday that a Washington state rule requiring pharmacists to dispense emergency contraceptives against their religious beliefs is unconstitutional. In a decision with national implications for the role of personal morality in the workplace, U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton also imposed an injunction blocking enforcement of the regulation. Leighton said he struck down the state rule because it trampled on pharmacists' right to "cons...
Grandmother, stepmother charged with running girl to death23 February 2012, 1:25 am
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Two Alabama women were accused of murder on Wednesday for allegedly killing a young girl by forcing her to run for three hours without stopping, authorities said. The running was apparently a punishment for Savannah Hardin, 9, who died on Monday at Children's Hospital in Birmingham from dehydration and low sodium, a condition common in marathon runners, according to Natalie Barton, Etowah County, Alabama Public Information Officer. The child was apparently forced ...
Grandmother, stepmother charged with running girl to death23 February 2012, 1:25 am
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Two Alabama women were accused of murder on Wednesday for allegedly killing a young girl by forcing her to run for three hours without stopping, authorities said. The running was apparently a punishment for Savannah Hardin, 9, who died on Monday at Children's Hospital in Birmingham from dehydration and low sodium, a condition common in marathon runners, according to Natalie Barton, Etowah County, Alabama Public Information Officer. The child was apparently forced ...
Struggling Floridians line up for a chance to keep homes23 February 2012, 1:15 am
MIAMI (Reuters) - Nearly 1,200 people lined up at a downtown Miami conference center on Wednesday, holding onto mortgage documents and income statements in the hope of saving the homes they are struggling to pay for. Seated at rows of long tables were scores of loan processing agents for 19 lenders who hold 85 percent of the home mortgages in the south Florida market. Over seven hours, the homeowners pleaded for loan modifications or other help under a variety of programs aimed at stabilizing th...
Struggling Floridians line up for a chance to keep homes23 February 2012, 1:15 am
MIAMI (Reuters) - Nearly 1,200 people lined up at a downtown Miami conference center on Wednesday, holding onto mortgage documents and income statements in the hope of saving the homes they are struggling to pay for. Seated at rows of long tables were scores of loan processing agents for 19 lenders who hold 85 percent of the home mortgages in the south Florida market. Over seven hours, the homeowners pleaded for loan modifications or other help under a variety of programs aimed at stabilizing th...
Washington state third grader shoots classmate23 February 2012, 12:52 am
(Reuters) - A boy in the third grade at a Washington state elementary school shot a female classmate on Wednesday, critically wounding the girl, authorities said. The 8-year-old girl was rushed by air ambulance to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and wheeled into surgery for a gunshot wound injury, hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg said. She remained in critical condition about 3 hours after the 1:30 p.m. PST shooting in a classroom at Armin Jahr Elementary School in Bremerton, Washington. .....
Washington state third grader shoots classmate23 February 2012, 12:52 am
(Reuters) - A boy in the third grade at a Washington state elementary school shot a female classmate on Wednesday, critically wounding the girl, authorities said. The 8-year-old girl was rushed by air ambulance to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and wheeled into surgery for a gunshot wound injury, hospital spokeswoman Susan Gregg said. She remained in critical condition about 3 hours after the 1:30 p.m. PST shooting in a classroom at Armin Jahr Elementary School in Bremerton, Washington. .....
Virginia lawmakers pass revised ultrasound requirement23 February 2012, 12:50 am
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday passed a revised ultrasound requirement for women seeking abortions that dropped a mandatory internal scan, after Republican Governor Bob McDonnell shifted his stance on the hotly contested measure. The vote by the House of Delegates approved legislation that would require women to undergo a non-invasive ultrasound with the option of a more invasive probe if deemed necessary by a doctor. The amended legislation also would require t...
Virginia lawmakers pass revised ultrasound requirement23 February 2012, 12:50 am
PORTSMOUTH, Virginia (Reuters) - Virginia lawmakers on Wednesday passed a revised ultrasound requirement for women seeking abortions that dropped a mandatory internal scan, after Republican Governor Bob McDonnell shifted his stance on the hotly contested measure. The vote by the House of Delegates approved legislation that would require women to undergo a non-invasive ultrasound with the option of a more invasive probe if deemed necessary by a doctor. The amended legislation also would require t...

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