California SUV crash victim said her moms were ‘racist’: records
(Reuters) – A 16-year-old African-American girl told neighbors her white mothers were “racist” and that she was “whipped with belts” about six months before one of them is believed to have deliberately driven the family of eight off a California cliff,…
U.S. could reach goal of 355 ship Navy in 2030s: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy could build its strength to 355 ships over a decade earlier than previously thought due to an increased shipbuilding budget and tempo as well as extending the service for some ships in the current fleet, a Pentagon…
‘Soup Nazi’ company’s ex-CFO gets nine months prison for tax evasion
(Reuters) – The former chief financial officer of a company that licensed the name and recipes of the chef who inspired the tyrannical “Soup Nazi” character on the TV comedy “Seinfeld” was sentenced to nine months in prison on Thursday for tax evasion, according to federal prosecutors.
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.
