Ex-Rentboy.com CEO near plea deal in prostitution case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The former chief executive of male escort website Rentboy.com is finalizing a plea agreement after his indictment for promoting prostitution, his lawyers said on Wednesday, in a case that has outraged gay and civil rights activists…
Appeals court ruling maintains Michigan straight-party vote option
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected Michigan’s bid to reinstate its ban on straight-party voting, a ruling that means voters in the state will be able to use one mark to select all candidates from one party in the Nov. 8 general elec…
Muslim family sues New York school, alleging forced ‘terrorist’ confession
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 12-year-old Muslim student with learning disabilities was forced by New York school officials to sign a false confession stating he was a “terrorist,” his family claimed in a $50 million federal lawsuit.
Larry Flynt does not deserve Lucky Lady: lawsuit
(Reuters) – A new lawsuit seeks to force Hustler magazine publisher Larry Flynt to rename his new Lucky Lady casino near Los Angeles because it infringes trademarks belonging to Isle of Capri Casinos Inc.
New York man in court charged with murdering Muslim cleric, assistant
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York City man appeared in court on Tuesday and denied charges he shot and killed a Muslim cleric and his assistant on a street in the borough of Queens over the weekend.
U.S. charges Gabonese man for bribe scheme involving hedge fund
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Gabonese man who consulted for a joint venture involving a U.S. hedge fund was arrested on Tuesday on charges that he participated in a scheme to bribe officials in Africa to obtain mining rights.
Southern California orders 82,000 people to evacuate over wildfire
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Authorities in southern California ordered the evacuation of 82,000 people on Tuesday, after a wildfire broke out in a mountain pass to rapidly engulf 15,000 acres (6,070 hectares) of terrain.
U.S. Supreme Court stance on North Carolina law to send signal on voting limits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s handling of North Carolina’s long-shot bid to reinstate its contentious voter identification law will set the tone for the court’s treatment of similar cases that could reach the justices before the Nov. …
University of California, Berkeley, chancellor says he will resign
BERKELEY, Calif. (Reuters) – The chancellor of the University of California at Berkeley said on Tuesday he is resigning, telling faculty and students it was time for someone else to tackle the financial shortfall that has beset the highly-ranked resear…
Bill affirming voting rights for some felons passes California Senate
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Felons incarcerated in California’s county jails had their right to vote in state elections affirmed under a bill approved on Tuesday by the state Senate as part of a series of criminal justice reforms in the most-populou…
