| U.S. public schools cut 11,000 jobs in December Jan 4th 2013, 21:44 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Local U.S. governments cut jobs for the fourth straight month in December, including 11,000 in public schools, dragging down the nation's fragile economic recovery, jobs data showed on Friday. Local government jobs are now at their lowest level since October 2005, with the bulk of the decline coming from layoffs of teachers and other school employees, according to the Labor Department. ... |  | New Jersey man accused of trying to hire "cannibal cop" to kidnap woman Jan 4th 2013, 21:39 NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New Jersey man offered to pay $5,000 to the so-called "cannibal cop" to kidnap a woman and deliver her to be raped, U.S. officials alleged on Friday. Federal authorities arrested Michael Vanhise, 23, and charged him with conspiracy to commit kidnapping with Gilberto Valle III, a New York police officer who was arrested in October and charged with conspiring to kidnap, torture, cook and eat women. ... | | Supreme Court to hear American Indian adoption case Jan 4th 2013, 21:26 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taking up a case described as a "human tragedy," the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear an appeal by a couple who were ordered to turn over a 27-month-old girl they had raised since birth to her biological father simply because he was an American Indian. In a brief order, the court accepted the appeal of Matt and Melanie Capobianco, who had been caring for the girl until a family court ordered them to turn her over to her biological father, Dusten Brown, a member of the Cherokee Nation. ... | | At least two New Jersey school districts hire armed guards Jan 4th 2013, 21:01 (Reuters) - At least two New Jersey school districts this week put armed police guards at the entrance to public schools in the wake of the Connecticut elementary school massacre. In Marlboro Township in central New Jersey's Monmouth County armed guards were on duty on Wednesday to check every child, teacher and visitor as they arrive and leave any of the district's eight schools, which serve children in pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade. ... | | Supreme Court to review judge's role in plea talks Jan 4th 2013, 20:53 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider whether a defendant's guilty plea must automatically be thrown out if the presiding federal judge plays a role in plea negotiations. The case involved the interpretation of federal criminal procedure rules that instruct courts not to participate in such talks, but which say an error can be excused if a defendant's "substantial rights" are not affected. ... | | Former Representative Giffords visits town hit by school shooting Jan 4th 2013, 20:29  NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) - Former Representative Gabrielle Giffords, who survived a mass shooting in her Arizona district two years ago, met with Newtown officials on Friday afternoon before heading to visit with families of the victims of last month's Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Giffords arrived at Newtown's town hall a bit before 3 p.m. ET and met with First Selectman Pat Llodra and School Superintendent Janet Robinson among other officials. After about 30 minutes, Giffords and a small entourage boarded their vehicles and drove off from the town hall. ...
| | Massachusetts governor seeks tighter rules on compounding pharmacies Jan 4th 2013, 20:07  BOSTON (Reuters) - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on Friday proposed new state rules to more closely regulate the type of pharmacy at the heart of a U.S. meningitis outbreak that has killed 39 people. The proposed legislation would require special licenses for compounding pharmacies, allow the state Board of Pharmacy to fine companies that violate its rules and require out-of-state pharmacies that ship drugs to Massachusetts to be licensed by the state. ...
| | Nebraska environment report favors revised Keystone XL pipe plan Jan 4th 2013, 19:23 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline received a boost on Friday when Nebraska regulators said its proposed new route would avoid many of the ecologically-sensitive areas that led the U.S. government to block it last year. The new route for the $5.3 billion Alberta-to-Nebraska pipeline, backed by TransCanada Corp, would avoid the ecologically sensitive Sand Hills region but would still cross part of the massive Ogallala aquifer, the Nebraska environment regulator said. ... | | Pilot fails alcohol breath test at Minneapolis airport, arrested Jan 4th 2013, 18:55  MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - An American Eagle pilot preparing for a flight to New York on Friday morning was arrested on board an aircraft at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol, an airport spokesman said. "The pilot was in the process of doing the pre-flight check and a witness had smelled alcohol on the pilot's breath," airport spokesman Patrick Hogan said. Hogan said airport police arrested the pilot at 6:19 a.m.. ...
| | Grand jury indicts New York "Terrorist Encyclopedia" bomb suspect Jan 4th 2013, 18:41  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A grand jury indicted a New York man arrested on Saturday after police found an explosive compound, bomb-making manuals and weapons in a Greenwich Village apartment he shares with his girlfriend. Aaron Greene, 31, appeared briefly in a New York courtroom on Friday, and was informed of the indictment by a judge. He was returned to jail without bail. Formal charges against Greene were set to be announced at a January 29 court appearance, when he is expected to enter a plea, prosecutors said. ...
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