New York jury convicts two men for trading on hacked press releases
A federal jury in Brooklyn, New York on Friday convicted two men for their roles in an international scheme to make millions of dollars by illegally trading on corporate press releases that were stolen by computer hackers before they became public.
Judge orders U.S. to provide list of separated migrant children
The U.S. government must provide a list by Saturday evening of the estimated 100 children under the age of 5 who were separated from their parents when entering the United States, a federal judge ordered on Friday.
Body found in California wildfire’s path marks season’s first fatality
Crews fighting a fast-moving Northern California wildfire on Friday discovered the charred remains of a person apparently caught in the flames, sheriff’s officials said, marking the first such fatality in a particularly intense fire season across the s…
‘Godfather of payday lending’ sentenced to 14 years in U.S. prison
A Pennsylvania businessman known as the “godfather of payday lending” was sentenced on Friday to 14 years in prison for conspiring to collect on hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal high-interest loans issued to thousands of people.
Confusion in L.A. court over affairs of Marvel legend Stan Lee
A Los Angeles judge on Friday dissolved a temporary restraining order on a business manager accused of elder abuse against Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee, saying she was unsure who was authorized to represent Lee.
U.S. tells court migrant families may not be reunited by deadline
The U.S. government may not meet a court-ordered deadline to reunite migrant parents with their children who were separated after illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, according to court documents filed overnight.
New wildfire in northern California kills one, spurs evacuation
A wildfire in northern California killed one person, destroyed buildings, forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from nearby communities and prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency.
Wisconsin top court orders Marquette to reinstate conservative professor
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday said Marquette University improperly suspended a conservative political science professor for publicly accusing a graduate student by name in a blog post of stifling classroom discussion against same-sex marriage.
U.S. seeks court guidance on deadlines to reunite migrant families
The U.S. government is seeking guidance from a federal court over its efforts to reunite migrant parents and their children before court-imposed deadlines, after the administration separated the families for crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally.
NHC says 70 percent chance of cyclone Southeast of North Carolina coast
A low pressure system located a few hundred miles southeast of the North Carolina coast has a 70 pct chance of developing into a tropical cyclone in next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory.
