Vicious winds to test crews battling California wildfire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firefighters in California will be tested by vicious winds on Friday morning as they battle a huge wildfire that has claimed the life of one of their colleagues and torched more than 700 homes.
Pennsylvania grand jury to report on fraternity hazing death
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A long-awaited grand jury report about fraternity hazing at Pennsylvania State University was set to be unveiled on Friday, 10 months after the death of Timothy Piazza, 19, during an alcohol-fueled initiation ritual.
Inquiry launched into harassment allegations against U.S. appeals judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The chief judge of a federal appeals court on Thursday initiated an inquiry into harassment accusations involving another judge that were reported by The Washington Post, a court filing showed.
U.S. appeals judge initiates inquiry over harassment allegations
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The chief judge of a federal appeals court on Thursday initiated an inquiry into harassment allegations involving another judge that were contained in a recent Washington Post article, according to a court filing.
Missouri issues first fines over misuse of farm chemical in 2016
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Missouri has issued its first fines over the misuse of a farm chemical in 2016 that went on to be linked in different formulations to widespread U.S. crop damage this year, the state said on Thursday.
White nationalist charged with first-degree murder in Virginia car killing: media
(Reuters) – A white nationalist accused of killing a 32-year old woman when he plowed his car into a crowd of counter protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August, was charged with first-degree murder on Thursday, local media reported.
Nigerian man pleads guilty to taking part in global email scams
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Nigerian man was sentenced to three years and five months in prison by a U.S. judge on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to taking part in email scams to defraud thousands of victims around the world of millions of dollars, U.S. p…
New York woman charged with laundering money to help Islamic State
(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors said Thursday that they had charged a Long Island, New York woman with laundering more than $85,000 in fraudulently obtained money through Bitcoin to help Islamic State.
New York, New Jersey commit $3.65 billion to fund tunnel project
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York and New Jersey on Thursday committed $1.75 billion and $1.9 billion, respectively, to fund a new rail tunnel underneath New York’s Hudson River, part of an urgent program to expand and renovate Amtrak’s aging and heavily t…
Nigerian man gets 41 months in U.S. for taking part in global email scams
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Nigerian man was sentenced to three years and five months in prison by a U.S. judge on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to taking part in email scams to defraud thousands of victims around the world of millions of dollars, U.S. p…
