Panic on NY subway train as crickets, worms let loose in apparent prank
NEW YORK (Reuters) – It could have been a scene straight out of a horror movie.
Partial win in fight over North Carolina transgender bathroom law
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – North Carolina’s university system must allow two transgender students and a transgender employee to use bathrooms matching their gender identity, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday, in a partial victory for those fighting the…
Exclusive: FBI raids home of ex-College Board official in probe of SAT leak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal agents searched the home of a former employee-turned-outspoken critic of the College Board, the standardized testing giant, as part of an investigation into the breach of hundreds of questions from the SAT college entranc…
Yellowstone employee falls to death in park canyon
(Reuters) – A 21-year-old worker at the Yellowstone National Park plunged to her death early on Friday from the edge of a canyon while socializing with colleagues, park officials said.
Caesars must face $11 billion in lawsuits: U.S. judge
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Caesars Entertainment Corp must face lawsuits from bondholders seeking some $11 billion in claims, a U.S. judge ruled on Friday in a decision the casino company had warned could plunge it into bankruptcy alongside its operating uni…
Woman kidnapped, held for 18 years cannot sue U.S. over parole failures: court
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A woman who was kidnapped near her California home at the age of 11 and held captive for 18 years by a convicted sex offender cannot sue the U.S. government for failing to properly supervise him on parole, a federal appeals cour…
Landmark Phelan building sold in San Francisco for $375 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York-based developer Thor Equities has sold the historic Phelan building in San Francisco for $375 million to a member of the prominent Hotung family with deep roots in Hong Kong, sources said.
Guard at New York City’s Rikers jail complex charged with rape
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A correction officer at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex has been indicted on rape and other charges for engaging in sexual acts with an inmate, prosecutors announced on Friday.
Man convicted in Connecticut home invasion murders tried suicide
(Reuters) – A man convicted for a triple murder during a 2007 Connecticut home invasion has attempted suicide in prison, a state Corrections Department spokeswoman said on Friday.
Uber wins halt to N.Y. price-fixing lawsuit during appeal
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday granted a request by Uber Technologies Inc and its chief executive officer to put a passenger’s price-fixing lawsuit against them on hold, while they appeal his refusal to let them arbitrate the dispute.
