Officer charged in Gray death contends arrest was legal
BALTIMORE (AP) — One of the Baltimore police officers who arrested Freddie Gray wants the police department and prosecutor to produce a knife that was the reason for the arrest, saying in court papers that it is an illegal weapon.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The man accused of abducting and killing a University of Virginia student has been charged with capital murder and a prosecutor said Tuesday she will seek the death penalty if the case goes to trial.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — The man accused of abducting and killing a University of Virginia student has been charged with capital murder and a prosecutor said Tuesday she will seek the death penalty if the case goes to trial.
The Senate has adopted a compromise GOP budget, paving the way for an assault on President Barack Obama’s health care law this summer and a partisan showdown over spending bills this fall.
The Senate has adopted a compromise GOP budget, paving the way for an assault on President Barack Obama’s health care law this summer and a partisan showdown over spending bills this fall.
Health workers are rushing to vaccinate more than half a million children in Nepal as fears grow that last month’s massive earthquake has made youngsters more susceptible to disease. UNICEF has warned of a race against time to prevent a deadly outbreak of measles in the impoverished Himalayan nation following the April 25 quake that killed 7,652 people in Nepal. The UN children’s fund, the World Health Organization and the
Health workers are rushing to vaccinate more than half a million children in Nepal as fears grow that last month’s massive earthquake has made youngsters more susceptible to disease. UNICEF has warned of a race against time to prevent a deadly outbreak of measles in the impoverished Himalayan nation following the April 25 quake that killed 7,652 people in Nepal. The UN children’s fund, the World Health Organization and the
Drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc agreed to buy Synageva BioPharma Corp for $8.4 billion at a hefty premium to expand in the lucrative market for drugs that treat rare diseases. Makers of drugs that treat rare diseases are seen as attractive takeover targets because of their revenue-generating potential as they typically charge high prices for their products. With the deal, Alexion will have eight experimental rare disease drugs under its belt,