‘The Jinx’ finale motivated quick arrest of murder suspect Durst: prosecutors
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Authorities moved quickly to arrest wealthy real estate scion Robert Durst last year because they feared he would flee after his confession to multiple killings was aired in the chilling HBO documentary “The Jinx,” Los Angeles p…
U.S. state, local government tax revenues up 2.2 percent to $294.2 billion in third quarter
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. state and local government tax revenues increased to $294.2 billion in the third quarter of 2016, a 2.2 percent increase versus the same period a year ago, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau published on Tuesda…
Arizona agrees to drop use of contested sedative in executions
(Reuters) – Arizona has reached an agreement with lawyers for death row inmates that would prohibit a sedative that has been used in executions by lethal injection that took longer than usual or were botched in several states.
Retailers to drop on-call scheduling amid state probes
(Reuters) – Six U.S. retailers will no longer require hourly employees to check whether they are still needed for work and risk having their scheduled shifts canceled with little notice, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Tuesday.
South Carolina lawmakers propose pornography block on new computers
(Reuters) – Computers and devices sold in South Carolina that can access the internet would be required to have filters installed to prevent people from viewing pornography, although buyers could pay a $20 fee to remove the blocking software under a pr…
U.S. charges Platinum Partners execs with $1 billion fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Top executives of New York-based hedge fund manager Platinum Partners were arrested on Monday and charged with running a $1 billion fraud that federal prosecutors said became “like a Ponzi scheme” as its largest investments lost mu…
U.S. prosecutors say Peruvian ran fraud out of Trump Building
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Tuesday arrested a Peruvian man who, to lure investors, posted an online video featuring the New York Stock Exchange and himself in front of the nearby Trump Building, where he had an office, on charges that he …
New Jersey ‘Bridgegate’ defendants ask for new trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two former aides to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie have asked a federal judge to toss out their convictions in the “Bridgegate” lane closure scandal, arguing that the jury was wrongly instructed and that prosecutors had too lit…
Rite Aid to sell 865 stores to Fred’s
(Reuters) – Rite Aid Corp said it would sell 865 stores to Fred’s Inc for $950 million to satisfy antitrust concerns over its proposed takeover by Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
Trump wins Electoral College vote; a few electors break ranks
SEATTLE/AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump prevailed in U.S. Electoral College voting on Monday to officially win election as the next president, easily dashing a long-shot push by a small movement of detractors to try to block him from …
