U.S. appeals court rejects SEC’s use of administrative law judges
(Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court has ruled that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s in-house administrative judges are not constitutionally appointed, raising the prospect that the U.S. Supreme Court may need to address the issue.
Former Pennsylvania professor sued by child pornography victims
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Eight women who appeared as children in illegal pornography have sued a former Pennsylvania college professor, saying they are owed damages because he owned and traded images of them being sexually abused.
South Carolina church shooter seeks to keep mental health evidence from jury
CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) – Dylann Roof, the man convicted in a church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina, asked a judge on Wednesday to keep details about his mental health sealed for the sentencing phase of his federal death penalty trial next w…
Wisconsin mall evacuated due to threats, a day after mall fight spree
(Reuters) – A mall near Appleton, Wisconsin, was evacuated on Tuesday as a precaution due to “an unsubstantiated threat,” a county official said, adding the incident does not appear to be linked to fights that broke out at several U.S. malls a day earl…
U.S. Coast Guard ends search for cruise ship passenger off New Jersey
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard has called off a search for a woman who went missing from the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship off the coast of New Jersey over the Christmas holiday weekend, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
U.S. appeals court revives Clinton email suit
(This Dec. 27 story corrects to say 55,000 pages of emails instead of 55,000 emails in 3rd paragraph)
Man charged with killing ex-teacher and their son in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man has been arrested and charged with murdering his former New York City high school teacher and the son he had with her, authorities said on Wednesday, five years after a scandal over their relationship made headlines.
Last-minute spending surge lifts U.S. holiday shopping season
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A jump in consumer spending in the final stretch of December significantly offset a slow start to the U.S. holiday shopping season, and is likely to help many retailers beat sales forecasts, industry research groups said on Tuesday….
U.S. accuses Chinese citizens of hacking law firms, insider trading
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three Chinese citizens have been criminally charged in the United States with trading on confidential corporate information obtained by hacking into networks and servers of law firms working on mergers, U.S. prosecutors said on Tue…
Shallow quake with a magnitude of 5.7 hits Nevada: USGS
(Reuters) – A 5.7 magnitude earthquake, followed by a series of aftershocks, struck near Nevada’s border with California early on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
