Hawaii residents hunker down as Hurricane Lane approaches
Hawaii residents already reeling from months of explosive eruptions from Kilauea volcano braced on Wednesday for Hurricane Lane, which was bearing down on the U.S. island chain with high winds and lashing rains and the potential to trigger flooding an…
Former banker pleads guilty in U.S. to role in laundering embezzled PDVSA funds
A former executive with Swiss bank Julius Baer pleaded guilty on Wednesday for his role in a billion-dollar scheme to launder money embezzled from the Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Second Kevin Spacey sex assault case under review by Los Angeles prosecutors
Los Angeles prosecutors said on Wednesday they were reviewing a second sexual assault case involving Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey.
Ex-Brazilian soccer boss gets four years in U.S. prison in FIFA probe
A former president of Brazil’s soccer federation was sentenced on Wednesday by a U.S. judge to four years in prison after being convicted on corruption charges related to the bribery scandal at FIFA, the sport’s governing body.
L.A. prosecutors reviewing new sex assault case involving Kevin Spacey
Los Angeles prosecutors said on Wednesday they were reviewing a sexual assault case involving actor Kevin Spacey.
Missouri judge affirms $4.69 billion talc verdict, J&J vows to appeal
A Missouri trial court judge has affirmed the massive $4.69 billion verdict against Johnson & Johnson in a case involving 22 women and their families who alleged the company’s talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused them to develop ovarian cancer.
Massachusetts securities regulator faces primary challenge, focus on election handling
Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin, one of the most aggressive U.S. securities law enforcers, next month will face his first primary challenge in over a decade from a rival who claims Galvin has neglected his role as the state’s top electi…
U.S. appeals court finds Alabama abortion law unconstitutional
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a permanent injunction blocking Alabama from banning the most common method of second-trimester abortion.
Powerful Hurricane Lane bears down on Hawaii
Powerful Hurricane Lane weakened slightly as it swirled toward Hawaii on Wednesday but U.S. forecasters warned that its heavy rains and life-threatening winds still posed a major threat to the Pacific island chain.
Cardinal Wuerl’s name taken off Pittsburgh school due to scandal
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said on Wednesday it had removed Cardinal Donald Wuerl’s name from a high school after a grand jury report on sex abuse in the Church found he had reassigned priests who had been accused of abusing children, rat…
