Former Congressman Stockman of Texas convicted of fraud
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A federal jury in Houston found former U.S. Republican Congressman Steve Stockman guilty of fraud on Thursday, including siphoning off more than $1 million in campaign funds for his own use, court records showed.
West Virginia sues Equifax over data breach
(Reuters) – West Virginia sued Equifax Inc on Thursday for failing to safeguard consumer information of hundreds of thousands of state residents and for delaying alerting the public to a breach that exposed the personal data of about 148 million people…
Two charged in NY City for currency fraud targeting Korean-Americans
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two men from the New York City borough of Queens were arrested on Thursday and charged with causing roughly $1.1 million of losses in a currency fraud targeting Korean-American investors.
Tech billionaire says his plan to break up California ready for voters
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – A California technology billionaire said on Thursday that his longtime and perhaps quixotic effort to partition the Golden State into multiple new states could soon be put before voters.
Veteran Mexican drug lord added to FBI’s most wanted list
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A veteran Mexican drug lord drug, who is accused of murdering a federal agent in 1985, was added to the FBI’s “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” list on Thursday after a newly unsealed indictment charged him for his continued criminal d…
Model Janice Dickinson tells trial that Cosby drugged, raped her
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Retired supermodel Janice Dickinson testified on Thursday that comedian Bill Cosby drugged her under the guise of giving her a pill for menstrual cramps then raped her at a Lake Tahoe home in 1982.
Snowstorm targets northern U.S. Plains, may stall spring planting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A blizzard is expected to bring high winds and 12 inches (30 cm) of snow or more to parts of South Dakota and Nebraska on Friday and Saturday, an agricultural meteorologist said on Thursday.
Trump says he backs ‘cooperative’ approach to Russia probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly condemned as a “witch hunt” a federal probe into possible collusion between Moscow and his presidential campaign, said on Thursday he backed a “cooperative” approach to the investig…
Cosby defense team hits accusers on monetary gains for victims
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – The defense team at comedian Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial on Thursday pressed another accuser for details about a supposed $100 million that lawyer Gloria Allred is seeking to compensate his alleged victims.
House Speaker Ryan touts farm, immigration bills
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Thursday he would like to see action this year on a rewrite of U.S. farm policy and legislation protecting young, undocumented immigrants from deportation, despite signs both are likely to sta…
