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Supreme Court hears military medal lying case22 February 2012, 8:15 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supreme Court justices questioned on Wednesday whether the federal government, in making it a crime to lie about receiving a military medal, could next make it illegal for someone to tell lies about an extramarital affair or a college degree. The high court appeared sharply divided while hearing arguments on whether the "Stolen Valor Act" adopted by Congress in 2006 violated constitutional free-speech rights, a case about how far the government may go to prosecute false cl...
Two shot at Walmart center in Virginia22 February 2012, 8:12 pm
(Reuters) - A gunman shot two people at a Walmart distribution center in central Virginia on Wednesday, a Dinwiddie County Fire Department spokeswoman said. One of the two victims was airlifted to a hospital, spokeswoman Denice Marrs said. The shootings took place on the outskirts of Petersburg, she said. "He came at them with a gun," Marrs said. "Right now we can confirm two victims." She declined to say whether those shot were dead or wounded, or the type of firearm used. A nearby elementary s...
Two shot at Walmart center in Virginia22 February 2012, 8:12 pm
(Reuters) - A gunman shot two people at a Walmart distribution center in central Virginia on Wednesday, a Dinwiddie County Fire Department spokeswoman said. One of the two victims was airlifted to a hospital, spokeswoman Denice Marrs said. The shootings took place on the outskirts of Petersburg, she said. "He came at them with a gun," Marrs said. "Right now we can confirm two victims." She declined to say whether those shot were dead or wounded, or the type of firearm used. A nearby elementary s...
U.S. judge orders Moroccan held for Capitol plot22 February 2012, 8:11 pm
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered a Moroccan man to be held on charges that he planned a suicide bombing attack against Congress, believing he was working with al Qaeda militants when in fact his contacts were undercover agents. Amine El Khalifi, 29 and an illegal immigrant, was arrested last week and charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against U.S. government property, intending to detonate a bomb and to shoot people. ......
U.S. judge orders Moroccan held for Capitol plot22 February 2012, 8:11 pm
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered a Moroccan man to be held on charges that he planned a suicide bombing attack against Congress, believing he was working with al Qaeda militants when in fact his contacts were undercover agents. Amine El Khalifi, 29 and an illegal immigrant, was arrested last week and charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction against U.S. government property, intending to detonate a bomb and to shoot people. ......
Obama sings the blues with Jagger, B.B King22 February 2012, 7:27 pm
(Reuters) - Bill Clinton had his saxophone, but President Barack Obama can sing the blues. Obama lent his voice to a White House jam featuring Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy on Tuesday during a celebration of blues and its influence on modern pop culture. After wowing crowds in January by singing a line from Al Green's classic hit "Let's Stay Together" at a Harlem fundraiser, the U.S. president sang a verse of "Sweet Home Chicago" in the all-star finale of a TV special taped at ...
Obama sings the blues with Jagger, B.B King22 February 2012, 7:27 pm
(Reuters) - Bill Clinton had his saxophone, but President Barack Obama can sing the blues. Obama lent his voice to a White House jam featuring Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy on Tuesday during a celebration of blues and its influence on modern pop culture. After wowing crowds in January by singing a line from Al Green's classic hit "Let's Stay Together" at a Harlem fundraiser, the U.S. president sang a verse of "Sweet Home Chicago" in the all-star finale of a TV special taped at ...
Judge to rule if pharmacies must sell "Plan B" pills22 February 2012, 7:24 pm
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A federal judge was expected to rule on Wednesday on whether Washington state can compel pharmacy owners to carry and sell the emergency contraceptive known as Plan B despite their personal religious objections to the drug. The case stems from a lawsuit brought by a family-owned pharmacy and two licensed druggists claiming their constitutional rights to the free exercise of religion is violated by a state rule requiring pharmacies to stock and dispense all medicati...
Ex-mine official charged in fatal West Virginia blast22 February 2012, 7:22 pm
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) - The former superintendent of the West Virginia coal mine where 29 workers died in a 2010 explosion was charged on Wednesday with felony conspiracy by tipping off employees to safety inspections and concealing dangerous violations, authorities said. Gary May, 43, of Bloomingrose, West Virginia, is the highest-ranking official at Massey Energy to face criminal charges in the worst accident in the U.S. mining industry in four decades. Massey Energy owned the Up...
Pension, Medicaid changes sought in Illinois budget22 February 2012, 6:31 pm
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn will call for cuts to escalating pension and Medicaid costs in his budget address on Wednesday to stop the two programs from devouring more of the cash-strapped state's general funds budget, top officials in his office said on Tuesday. The state's fiscal 2013 pension payment will hit nearly $5.25 billion or 15 percent of projected revenue. That is more than three times the $1.7 billion the state budgeted in fiscal 2008, when pensions ...

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