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.
State of emergency declared for Alabama after Colonial pipeline incident
(Reuters) – Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for the state due to an explosion and fire involving Colonial Pipeline Co [COLPI.UL] in Shelby County on Monday.
Texas woman sues over injuries she says caused by Takata airbag
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A Texas woman has sued American Honda Motor Co, Inc. and the U.S. subsidiary of airbag maker Takata Corporation for at least $1 million, claiming she was badly injured when the ammonium nitrate propellant in her car exploded in …
