Reuters US Domestic Archives - Page 1245 of 1636

Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ manslaughter charges downgraded, cutting possible prison time

23 Feb 2023 23 Feb 2023

(Reuters) -Prosecutors have downgraded the involuntary manslaughter charges against Alec Baldwin, reducing the possible prison time the Hollywood star may face for the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie “Rust,” charging documents showed. New Mexico First Judicial District Attorney Mary Carmack-Altwies had charged Baldwin and the movie’s set armorer, Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, with …

Alec Baldwin’s ‘Rust’ manslaughter charges downgraded, cutting possible prison time Read More »

Ransomware gang leaked Los Angeles student health records online

23 Feb 2023 23 Feb 2023

By Suzanne Smalley (Reuters) – Health records for about 2,000 current and former Los Angeles school students have been published to the dark web following a ransomware attack last year, the school district said in a statement on Wednesday. The “assessment records,” which could include mental health, attendance, disciplinary and academic results, were stolen in …

Ransomware gang leaked Los Angeles student health records online Read More »

Florida TV journalist shot dead while reporting on a murder – police

23 Feb 2023 23 Feb 2023

By Steve Gorman (Reuters) -A gunman opened fire on two television journalists reporting on a murder near Orlando, Florida, on Wednesday, killing one and wounding the other before fatally shooting a 9-year-old girl and wounding her mother in a nearby home, authorities said. A suspect identified as Keith Melvin Moses, 19, was arrested shortly after …

Florida TV journalist shot dead while reporting on a murder – police Read More »

Massive snowstorm closes schools, grounds flights in U.S. heartland

23 Feb 2023 23 Feb 2023

By Brendan O’Brien CHICAGO (Reuters) -A major winter storm battered the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest with high winds and heavy snow on Wednesday, forcing hundreds of schools to close, grounding air travel and making road travel difficult – if not impossible – in some U.S. areas. More than 50 million Americans were under winter …

Massive snowstorm closes schools, grounds flights in U.S. heartland Read More »

Georgia grand jury probe of Trump bid to overturn vote recommended charges – media

23 Feb 2023 23 Feb 2023

(This Feb. 21 story has been refiled to add dropped word ‘recommended’ in paragraph 2) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The foreperson of a Georgia grand jury that investigated former U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state told media on Tuesday that the panel recommended multiple criminal indictments. The foreperson …

Georgia grand jury probe of Trump bid to overturn vote recommended charges – media Read More »

Judge rules New Mexico feral cattle can be shot from helicopters

23 Feb 2023 23 Feb 2023

By Clark Mindock (Reuters) -The U.S. Forest Service can go ahead with a plan to shoot dozens of feral cattle from helicopters in New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness after a federal judge on Wednesday refused a request by ranchers for an emergency order to stop the cull. Cattle ranchers and local business owners told U.S. District …

Judge rules New Mexico feral cattle can be shot from helicopters Read More »

U.S. Medicare says no change to Alzheimer’s drug restrictions

23 Feb 2023 23 Feb 2023

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -The U.S. government health plan for people over the age of 65 on Wednesday said it would not reconsider strict coverage limits put in place last year for new Alzheimer’s treatments, rejecting a request from the Alzheimer’s Association. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reaffirmed its policy allowing coverage …

U.S. Medicare says no change to Alzheimer’s drug restrictions Read More »

Nipsey Hussle’s killer sentenced to at least 60 years in prison

23 Feb 2023 23 Feb 2023

By Jorge Garcia LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A California man was sentenced on Wednesday to at least 60 years in prison for the 2019 killing of Grammy-winning rapper Nipsey Hussle after a chance encounter in the south Los Angeles neighborhood where the men grew up. A jury had found Eric Holder Jr, 32, guilty of first-degree …

Nipsey Hussle’s killer sentenced to at least 60 years in prison Read More »

Boulder, other Colorado schools lift lockdowns after threats

22 Feb 2023 22 Feb 2023

(Reuters) -Boulder High School and a handful of Colorado school districts went into lockdown on Wednesday after receiving threats earlier in the day, police and school administrators said, but the orders were lifted after officers found no credible threat. Police cruisers, fire trucks and ambulances rushed to the school, attended by some 2,170 students, at …

Boulder, other Colorado schools lift lockdowns after threats Read More »

CDC panel recommends Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for all adults at risk

22 Feb 2023 22 Feb 2023

(Reuters) – Advisers to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday voted in favor of use of Bavarian Nordic’s Jynneos vaccine for all adults at risk of mpox during an outbreak. The panel of outside experts voted unanimously in favor of use of two doses of the vaccine, and finalizing …

CDC panel recommends Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for all adults at risk Read More »