Woman appears in Manhattan court on charges of extortion against Eliot Spitzer
(Reuters) – A woman appeared in court on Tuesday to face extortion charges in a scheme that brought her nearly $400,000 in payments from former New York state Governor Eliot Spitzer, who resigned in a 2008 prostitution scandal, prosecutors said.
Cosby lawyers seek to bar his testimony from sexual assault trial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Bill Cosby’s lawyers asked a Pennsylvania state judge on Tuesday to prevent jurors at his sexual assault trial from hearing potentially damaging testimony he gave under oath in 2005.
New Jersey rejects Atlantic City recovery plan, opens door to takeover
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Reuters) – New Jersey on Tuesday rejected Atlantic City’s recovery plan, saying it was unlikely to achieve financial stability, setting the stage for a possible state takeover of the cash-strapped gambling hub.
Oklahoma man accused of stealing police car after posting video of joyride
(Reuters) – An Oklahoma man faces charges of stealing a police vehicle after he posted videos during a high-speed ride in a patrol car where he says: “I can’t believe I’m doing this.”
Mexican businessman, others face U.S. charges in $100 million laundering scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Mexico-based businessman has been arrested in the United States on charges that he and five others engaged in a scheme to fraudulently obtain tax refunds from the Mexican government and launder over $100 million.
Six dead, 10 hurt in Baltimore commuter, school bus crash
(Reuters) – A Baltimore school bus with no students aboard smashed into an oncoming commuter bus on Tuesday, killing at least six people and injuring 10, as police hoped an autopsy of the school bus driver would shed light on the cause of the accident….
Early Los Angeles-area quakes linked with oil production
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Several damaging Los Angeles-area earthquakes of the 1920s and 1930s, including the deadliest ever in Southern California, may have been induced by oil production during the region’s drilling boom of that era, U.S. government sc…
Development tax breaks cost New York City $3 billion in FY16
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Corporate tax breaks for housing and economic development projects cost New York City $3 billion in fiscal 2016, according to a Reuters’ review of a first-of-its kind report from the city’s chief fiscal officer.
Stanford sex assault victim named a Glamour woman of the year
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Glamour magazine on Tuesday named the woman who was sexually assaulted by a former Stanford University swimmer one of its women of the year.
New Hampshire activist wants to change plea on Nevada standoff -wife
(Reuters) – A prominent conservative activist from New Hampshire wants to withdraw his earlier guilty plea for his role in an armed standoff with federal agents in Nevada in 2014, his wife said on Tuesday.
