Virginia man charged with Fitbit stock hoax pleads guilty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Virginia man accused by U.S. prosecutors of driving up the price of Fitbit Inc stock by orchestrating a hoax takeover bid, making about $3,000 in profit, pleaded guilty to securities fraud on Tuesday.
Kentucky clerk opposed to gay marriage to run for 2018 re-election
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – The Kentucky county clerk who drew worldwide attention for her refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay couples two years ago will run for re-election next year, her attorney said on Tuesday.
Baltimore officer cleared of charges in Freddie Gray death: report
(Reuters) – A Baltimore police officer will keep his job after being cleared on Tuesday of all charges over the 2015 death of a black man in custody that inflamed the U.S. debate on race and justice, the Baltimore Sun reported.
Roy Halladay, ex-Major League pitching star, dies in plane crash off Florida
(Reuters) – Retired Major League Baseball pitcher Roy Halladay, who twice won the game’s top pitching award and threw one of only two no-hitters in postseason history, died on Tuesday when his small plane crashed off the west coast of central Florida. …
High water halts shipping on Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky
(Reuters) – The lower Ohio River was closed to navigation on Tuesday at locks and dam 52 in Paducah, Kentucky, due to rising water on the key grain shipping waterway, shipping industry sources said.
Puerto Rico board, governor take power struggle to Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The federally appointed oversight board that manages Puerto Rico’s finances asked Congress on Tuesday for backing in its fight with the island’s governor over who should take charge of limping efforts to restore electric power af…
Bruising Virginia governor election tests Trump’s political clout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s political clout was tested on Tuesday in an election for governor in Virginia, where a fellow Republican who has embraced Trump’s combative campaign style faced off in a close contest with a Democrat…
Lawyer tells court student suicide was MIT’s fault
BOSTON (Reuters) – A lawyer for the father of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Ph.D. candidate who killed himself on campus argued in Massachusetts’ highest court on Tuesday that universities could be held responsible when students commit suicid…
Texas church gunman escaped mental facility in 2012: police report
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas (Reuters) – The man who carried out one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings escaped from a mental health facility in 2012, the same year he was convicted by a U.S. Air Force court-martial of domestic abuse, according to a pol…
Baltimore cop cleared of charges in Freddie Gray death: report
(Reuters) – A Baltimore police officer will keep his job after being cleared on Tuesday of all charges over the 2015 death of a black man in custody that inflamed the U.S. debate on race and justice, the Baltimore Sun reported.
