New York lawyer gets two years in prison for tax evasion scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York lawyer charged with failing to report more than $3 million of income from tax shelter and other transactions he handled at the law firm Herrick Feinstein, where he led the tax practice, was sentenced to two years in pris…
At least 21 dead as resurgent winds fan California wildfires
SONOMA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters, facing resurgent winds and bone-dry conditions on Wednesday, battled to halt the advance of wildfires that have killed at least 21 people, destroyed 3,500 homes and businesses and blanketed Northern California’s…
New York man arrested, charged with threatening ‘Las Vegas repeat’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City man has been arrested on charges that he threatened employees of a Colorado software company with a “Las Vegas repeat” days after a gunman opened fire on a crowd from his Las Vegas hotel room, prosecutors said on We…
Las Vegas shooting victim sues hotel, festival organizer, ‘bump stock’ maker
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A California woman wounded in the mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival has filed a lawsuit against the operators of the hotel where the gunman fired from, the festival organizers and the maker of a device that allowed weapon…
U.S. justices question Arab Bank liability in militant attacks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices on Wednesday signaled concern about allowing companies to be sued under American law for human rights abuses abroad in a case involving allegations that Arab Bank Plc helped finance milita…
Dry weather could propel California wildfires that killed 21
SONOMA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters feared resurgent winds and dry conditions on Wednesday would spread the wildfires that have killed at least 21 people, destroyed 3,500 homes and businesses and blanketed Northern California’s famed wine country i…
Ten charged in booze-fueled death of Louisiana State fraternity pledge
(Reuters) – Ten men have been charged in the death of a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge who had more than six times the legal blood alcohol limit after a night of suspected booze-fueled hazing, officials said on Wednesday.
Utah police lieutenant demoted over arrest of nurse over blood draw
(Reuters) – A Utah police lieutenant who ordered a detective to arrest a nurse after she refused to let the detective take a blood sample from an unconscious patient without a warrant was demoted on Wednesday, according to a police spokesman and police…
Boy Scouts of America to allow girls to join, earn Eagle Scout rank
(Reuters) – In a historic shift, the Boy Scouts of America will let girls enroll in Cub Scouts starting next year and allow them to eventually earn the highest rank of Eagle Scout, the organization said on Wednesday.
House panel approves $36.5 billion for disaster relief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee has approved $36.5 billion in emergency funding for relief and recovery from the recent devastating hurricanes and wildfires, a spokeswoman for the committee’s chairman …
