Washington, D.C.
Postal Service reports $2B loss so far in 2011
The Postal Service is continuing to hemorrhage money, reporting a loss Tuesday of more than $2 billion over the first three months of the year and warning it could be forced to default on federal payments.
Such a default would not interrupt mail service to Americans, but it could further hobble an agency struggling with a sharp decline in mail because of the Internet and a tough economy.
Indiana
Governor signs bill to cut Planned Parenthood funds
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a measure Tuesday imposing some of the nation’s tightest restrictions on abortions and making Indiana the first state to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood.
Planned Parenthood of Indiana went to court in an effort to stop the law.
Daniels, a Republican, is considering a run for president in 2012.
Pennsylvania
Neighbor charged in death of 9-year-old girl
A 9-year-old girl who disappeared while playing outside her suburban apartment building was raped, choked and killed by a neighbor who claimed he had a “whiteout” and just “snapped,” authorities said Tuesday.
Police found the body of Skyler Kauffman in a trash bin behind the Souderton Gardens apartments about five hours after her mother reported her missing Monday evening. A 24-year-old neighbor, James Lee Troutman, was charged Tuesday with murder, kidnapping, rape and other offenses.
Troutman became a suspect after a detective canvassing the building spotted what appeared to be blood on his sneakers, Montgomery County District Attorney Risa Vetri Ferman said.
From The Associated Press
