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Truck driver pleads guilty in Nevada triple fatal

A Virginia truck driver has pleaded guilty to three counts of involuntary manslaughter after authorities said he collided with a disabled car in northeast Nevada and killed a couple and a tow truck driver.

Man faces attempted murder charge after fight with officer

Curtis Traupman, 39, faces one count each of attempted murder with a deadly weapon, resisting a public officer with the use of a firearm and battery on a protected person.

 
Birth control rule seems to divide Supreme Court

Seemingly divided, the Supreme Court struggled Tuesday with the question of whether companies have religious rights, a case challenging President Barack Obama’s health overhaul and its guarantee of birth control in employees’ preventive care plans.