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No investigation of Woody Allen pending, Connecticut says

State prosecutors in Connecticut would not have an open investigation of Woody Allen, a spokesman said on Monday, after the filmmaker’s adult adopted daughter renewed allegations that he sexually abused her at age 7. A prosecutor decided after an investigation in 1993 to not cost Allen, who has denied the […]

 
 

Winter brings fresh round of snow to U.S. Northeast

Through Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK (Reuters) – A winter storm swept throughout the U.S. Northeast on Monday, all over again forcing flight cancellations, snarling traffic and proving weather-forecasting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil right. Travelers leaving the New York Metropolis area after Sunday night time’s Tremendous Bowl championship soccer sport confronted site […]

 
 

Amanda Knox conviction in Italy could spur lengthy extradition fight

Amanda Knox conviction in Italy could spur lengthy extradition fight

Italy’s conviction of Amanda Knox for the murder of her British roommate when the two have been change students together could spur a drawn-out battle over extradition in america, where supporters contend she is the victim of a erroneous foreign justice machine. If Knox’s conviction is not directly tested pending […]

 
 

Powder sent to sites near Super Bowl not hazardous: FBI

Powder sent to sites near Super Bowl not hazardous: FBI

By using Edith Honan and Victoria Cavaliere NEW YORK (Reuters) – Several suspicious letters that sparked a security scare close to the web page of this weekend's Tremendous Bowl contained a powdery substance that was once not hazardous, the Federal Bureau of Investigation stated on Friday. No injuries had been […]

 
 

Amanda Knox defiant after second murder conviction

By using Susan Heavey and Naomi O’Leary WASHINGTON/FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – Amanda Knox vowed on Friday to struggle her 2d conviction for the murder of British pupil Meredith Kercher in 2007 whereas the two have been college students together in the Italian university city of Perugia. Talking on U.S. tv […]

 
 

Amanda Knox convicted again of Briton’s murder

Amanda Knox convicted again of Briton’s murder

By using Naomi O'Leary FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – American student Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were found responsible for the 2d time on Thursday of the 2007 homicide of Briton Meredith Kercher, in a retrial that reversed an previous attraction judgment. The decision, after 12 hours […]

 
 

U.S. says results encouraging for healthcare delivery reforms

U.S. says results encouraging for healthcare delivery reforms

Via David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Thursday stated what it known as encouraging outcomes from efforts to reduce healthcare costs and make stronger the standard of maintain greater than 5 million Medicare beneficiaries beneath Obamacare As a part of President Barack Obama's healthcare reform regulation, the […]

 
 

U.S. to seek death penalty for accused Boston Marathon bomber

By David Ingram and Richard Valdmanis WASHINGTON/BOSTON (Reuters) – Accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will have to be put to demise if he is found responsible of planting bombs that killed three folks and wounded 264 at the Boston Marathon ultimate yr, the U.S. executive’s chief prosecutor said on Thursday. U.S. […]

 
 

Boy in New Mexico school shooting took gun from home, police say

Boy in New Mexico school shooting took gun from home, police say

A 12-yr-old boy who wounded two students when he opened fire with a shotgun at a New Mexico college took the firearm from his residence, modified it and deliberate the attack in advance, police mentioned on Wednesday. Investigators had been also continuing to seem into the possibility that the boy, […]

 
 

Three killed in Indiana supermarket shooting -police

A gunman opened hearth within an Indiana supermarket on Wednesday night, killing two girls – a shopper and an employee – earlier than being shot dead in a shootout with police, authorities stated. Indiana State Police stated the capturing took place at around 10 p.m. local time at an open […]

 
 

Exclusive: U.S. government failed to secure Obamacare site: experts

Exclusive: U.S. government failed to secure Obamacare site: experts

Through Jim Finkle BOSTON (Reuters) – A bunch of cyber security mavens is warning that the U.S. govt has did not put into effect fixes to give protection to the HealthCare.gov website from hackers, some three months after experts first stated the issue. David Kennedy, head of computer security consulting […]

 
 

McAuliffe sworn in as Virginia governor, as Clintons look on

McAuliffe sworn in as Virginia governor, as Clintons look on

By using Gary Robertson RICHMOND (Reuters) – Terry McAuliffe, a former chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a big celebration fundraiser, was sworn in as governor of Virginia on Saturday, cheered on by his friends former President Invoice Clinton and potential White Home contender Hillary Clinton. McAuliffe, 56, who […]

 
 

Tap water fix in West Virginia still days away after spill

Tap water fix in West Virginia still days away after spill

Through Ann Moore CHARLESTON, W., Virginia (Reuters) – Tap water in Charleston, West Virginia, and neighborhood communities will stay dangerous in the coming days, an reliable mentioned on Saturday as residents spent a third day unable to wash, shower or drink from the faucet as a result of a chemical […]

 
 

Lawmakers pledge to continue probing New Jersey bridge scandal

Lawmakers pledge to continue probing New Jersey bridge scandal

By using Victoria Cavaliere NEW YORK (Reuters) – New Jersey lawmakers on Saturday pledged to proceed to are searching for extra important points in the bridge scandal engulfing Governor Chris Christie, with the Democratic Assembly speaker-opt for saying he planned to call the physique into different session. At problem is […]

 
 

Obama-backed jobless bill clears Republican roadblock

Obama-backed jobless bill clears Republican roadblock

By way of Thomas Ferraro and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House-backed bill to renew jobless advantages for 1.three million American citizens narrowly cleared a U.S. Senate Republican procedural roadblock on Tuesday. On a largely birthday party-line vote of 60-37 – 60 had been wanted to prevail – […]