Former energy executive pleads guilty to bribing N.Y. governor’s aide
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New York energy company executive on Friday pleaded guilty to hiring the wife of a former aide to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in an effort to gain influence in state government, two months after a jury could not reach a…
Ex-New York Assembly Speaker Silver found guilty in second corruption trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was found guilty of corruption charges on Friday by a jury in Manhattan federal court after an appeals court threw out an earlier conviction.
Jury recommends life sentence for Oklahoma teen convicted of killing family
(Reuters) – A jury on Friday recommended life in prison with the possibility of parole for an Oklahoma teenager convicted of joining his older brother in bludgeoning and stabbing his parents and three siblings to death in 2015, prosecutors said.
California boy, 14, shoots high school student
PALMDALE, Calif. (Reuters) – A 14-year-old boy shot and wounded a student at a Southern California high school on Friday before fleeing the scene and being arrested at a supermarket by an off-duty police officer, law enforcement officials said.
Hawaii residents shaken by tremors, brace for new lava outbreaks
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Dozens of tremors rattled residents on Hawaii’s Big Island on Friday as molten rock from Kilauea volcano flowed under an area where homes have already been destroyed by fiery lava geysers.
U.S. court revives challenge to Seattle’s Uber, Lyft union law
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a leading business group’s challenge to a Seattle law, the first of its kind, that would allow drivers for ride-hailing services such as Uber Technologies Inc and Lyft to unionize.
Scooter-sharing comes to Washington after speed bumps elsewhere
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – So many Washingtonians are gliding the final few blocks of their commutes on motorized scooters that a new sharing program cannot keep up with rush-hour demand. Authorities in other big U.S. cities that pioneered the concept are …
NRA sues New York governor, regulator for ‘blacklisting campaign’
(Reuters) – The National Rifle Association on Friday sued New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state’s financial regulator for engaging in what it said was a “blacklisting campaign” aimed at swaying banks and insurers to stop doing business with the …
California high school student detained after wounding classmate
(Reuters) – A 14-year-old student at a California high school shot and wounded a fellow student on Friday morning before being detained by police, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
Takata’s defective air bags linked to 278 injuries in U.S.: Senator
(Reuters) – Takata Corp’s defective air bags have been linked to 278 injuries across the United States, according to updated figures released by U.S. Democratic Senator Bill Nelson of Florida, in advance of a hearing next week on the nomination of Heid…
