U.S. Top News: Jury selection resumes in Sandusky sex abuse trial

Click to View in Browser 06/6/2012 Jury selection resumes in Sandusky sex abuse trial BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Jury selection resumed on Wednesday in the child sex abuse trial of former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, a day after nine jurors were picked in a fast-paced first day of naming a panel. California cities look set to pass pension reform SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Two of California's biggest cities were on the verge of adopting sweeping pension reform plans on Tuesday, with early election results showing measures in both cities passing by 2-1 margins. Obama, Bill Clinton court New York elite to raise millions NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama enlisted Bill Clinton to campaign alongside him in New York on Monday, tapping the popular ex-president's star power to rake in cash for his re-election bid from Wall Street investors and show-business elite. Mississippi man executed for killing four children TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Mississippi executed a man on Tuesday for the 1990 murders of four of his young nieces and nephews, with the state's governor rejecting pleas for a reprieve from the mothers of the children he killed. Vehicle found with 5 bodies belongs to missing Arizona family PHOENIX (Reuters) - A burned-out automobile found abandoned in the Arizona desert over the weekend with five corpses charred beyond recognition belonged to a family who was reported missing in a suspected murder-suicide, authorities said on Tuesday. Accused Tucson shooter loses latest bid to halt forced medication PHOENIX (Reuters) - Lawyers for the man accused of a deadly shooting spree last year that gravely wounded then-Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords lost their latest bid to halt forcible medication of their client by prison doctors seeking to restore his fitness for trial. Evidence in Clemens trial "lacking": forensic expert WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A forensic expert on Tuesday cast doubt on evidence being used against former baseball pitching ace Roger Clemens in his perjury trial, saying medical waste the prosecution says shows his use of performance enhancing drugs could have been contaminated. Still no verdict in Philadelphia church sex abuse case PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia jury ended a third day of deliberations on Tuesday without reaching a verdict in the child sex abuse trial of a Roman Catholic monsignor, the highest ranking U.S. clergyman to stand trial in the church's wide-ranging pedophilia scandal. F-35 production quality worries Senate panel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday questioned the quality of production on the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, citing a "potentially serious issue" with its electronic warfare capability. New York Governor urges end to labor dispute ahead of Belmont Stakes NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo urged workers at New York's Belmont Park on Tuesday to settle a labor dispute ahead of Saturday's Stakes horse race, when thoroughbred I'll Have Another is aiming to win the sport's first Triple Crown in more than 30 years. Related Video Cairo protest against Mubarak-era men U.S. Morning Call: Stock futures soar; Facebook mobile plan Great Debate Mitt Romney's inflated fearmongering A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend