Three in Florida, Virginia charged with voter fraud
(Reuters) – Officials in Florida and Virginia filed voter fraud charges against three people in apparently unrelated cases on Friday, just 11 days before American voters cast ballots in the hotly contested presidential race.
Honduras arrests man linked to Venezuela drug probe in U.S.
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran police on Friday arrested a man allegedly linked to two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady who have been charged with drug trafficking in the United States, an official said.
DNA cited to clear JonBenet Ramsey family in murder in question: report
DENVER (Reuters) – The DNA analysis that prompted a Colorado prosecutor to exonerate the family of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey in her 1996 murder was not as clear cut as she portrayed it at the time, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Oklahoma charges man suspected of double murder, attempted decapitation
(Reuters) – Oklahoma County prosecutors filed first degree murder charges on Friday against a man who has been on the run for nearly a week after being suspected of killing two relatives and trying to decapitate them.
U.S. regulator says former employee downloaded data from office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. banking regulator said on Friday it had told Congress about what it called “a major information security incident” after a former employee was found to have downloaded a large number of files onto thumb drives before his r…
U.S. prosecutors regroup for second trial in Oregon occupation
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Friday regrouped to strategize for their next trial of armed militants who occupied a wildlife center in Oregon the day after seven others at a related trial were surprisingly acquitted of all charges.
U.S. prosecutors regroup for second trial in Oregon occupation
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Friday regrouped to strategize for their next trial of armed militants who occupied a wildlife center in Oregon the day after seven others at a related trial were surprisingly acquitted of all charges.
Tribe vows to continue N. Dakota pipeline fight despite arrests
(Reuters) – A Native American tribe and other activists opposed to a multibillion-dollar oil pipeline project in North Dakota vowed on Friday to continue their fight through direct action, legal challenges and growing celebrity support, a day after pol…
U.S. Supreme Court takes up major transgender rights case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed for the first time to rule on transgender rights in a case in which a Virginia public school district is fighting to prevent a female-born transgender high school student from using the boy…
Illinois teachers’ pension fund eyes 14.5 percent payment hike for state
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ biggest public worker pension fund said on Friday its board gave initial approval to a state contribution of $4.56 billion in fiscal 2018, a 14.5 percent increase over the current fiscal year.
