Redstone sues ex-girlfriends, says had to borrow from National Amusements
(Reuters) – Media mogul Sumner Redstone on Tuesday sued two ex-girlfriends for civil claims including elder abuse, alleging he was forced to borrow $100 million from the private company that holds his voting shares of CBS Corp and Viacom Inc to cover t…
Judge orders criminal contempt trial for Arizona sheriff Arpaio
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio to stand trial in December on a criminal contempt charge of violating the terms of a court ruling against the controversial sheriff in a 2007 racial profiling case.
U.S. Catholic health group hit with complaint over sterilization ban
(Reuters) – The largest Roman Catholic health organization in the United States was accused in a federal complaint on Tuesday of failing to provide appropriate care by refusing on religious grounds to allow a pregnant woman with a brain tumor to be ste…
Utah boy, 16, shot outside school, 14-year-old arrested: police
(Reuters) – A 16-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded during an argument outside a middle school in Sandy, Utah, on Tuesday, and a 14-year-old boy was taken into custody, police said.
Exclusive: Nevada gambling regulator probes Las Vegas Sands over front gamblers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nevada’s state gambling regulator is investigating allegations that Las Vegas Sands Corp casinos allowed high-stakes Chinese players to bet millions of dollars in other people’s names, according to people directly familiar with t…
U.S. public opinion of police improving: surveys
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans’ opinion of the police has bounced back from last year’s historic lows, amid continuing national debate over police treatment of minorities, two polls released this week suggested.
U.S. Marshals join manhunt for Oklahoma man suspected of double murder
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – The U.S. Marshals Service has joined the search for an Oklahoma man suspected of wounding two police officers in a shootout, stealing a police truck, killing his aunt and uncle and making social media posts of his escape, auth…
Two women convicted in U.S. of financing Somali group al Shabaab
(Reuters) – Two women who U.S. prosecutors say led an online group in raising money to support the Somali insurgent group al Shabaab were convicted by a federal judge on Tuesday following a trial in U.S. District Court in Virginia.
Ex-Oppenheimer adviser to plead guilty in U.S. to insider trading
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former investment adviser at an Oppenheimer Holdings Inc unit plans to plead guilty on Tuesday to charges that he traded on inside information supplied by a childhood friend working at Pfizer Inc, according to his lawyer.
New Jersey boys survive 100-foot fall with suicidal father
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two young boys survived a 100-foot (30-meter) fall after their father leaped off a New Jersey bridge with them in his arms, police said on Tuesday.
