Connecticut man who ran Ponzi scheme as teen gets prison: U.S.
(Reuters) – A Connecticut man was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison after being convicted of bilking investors out of nearly $500,000 in a failed Ponzi scheme he ran while still a teenager, federal prosecutors said.
Pro-immigrant protesters snarl New York City morning commute
(Reuters) – Pro-immigrant protesters chained themselves together and blocked lanes on the George Washington Bridge between New Jersey and New York City on Wednesday, briefly halting traffic during the morning rush on the busiest U.S. bridge.
California Chrome, Arrogate head Breeders’ entries
LOS AMGELES (Reuters) – California Chrome, North America’s all-time leading money earner, and Travers Stakes winner Arrogate headed an impressive list of 14 pre-entries announced on Wednesday for next week’s Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Former Detroit City Council president pleads guilty to sex crimes
(Reuters) – A former Detroit City Council president pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges stemming from a sexual relationship with a teenage boy, according to his lawyer, capping the three-year political downfall of the once-powerful local politician….
Harvard dining hall workers expected to end three-week strike
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Reuters) – Hundreds of workers at Harvard University’s dining halls voted on Wednesday on a contract proposal that could end a three-week-long strike, the university’s first in more than three decades.
Case dropped against New York limo driver in deadly winery crash
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York judge on Wednesday threw out all charges against a limousine driver accused of negligent homicide in a crash that killed four women on a Long Island wine-tasting tour last year.
American Paul Beatty’s race satire wins Man Booker Prize
LONDON (Reuters) – Paul Beatty was on Tuesday named as the first American to win the prestigious Man Booker fiction prize, for “The Sellout”, a biting satire on race relations in the United States.
Potential juror bias weighed in conspiracy trial of Oregon militants
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – The integrity of a federal court jury was called into question on Tuesday as the panel deliberated for a third day in the trial of seven people charged with conspiracy in the armed takeover of a U.S. wildlife center in Oregon…
Marine pilot ejects from plane, suffers minor injuries – media
(Reuters) – A U.S. Marine Corps fighter jet pilot suffered minor injuries when he ejected from his aircraft at the end of a training flight in southern California on Tuesday, local media reported.
Inmates, officer injured during fights at jail in Chicago
(Reuters) – Eight inmates and an officer were taken to hospital on Tuesday after they were injured during several fights at a jail in Chicago, fire and jail officials said.
