‘Grim Sleeper’ killer sentenced to death for LA murders
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former sanitation worker was sentenced to death on Wednesday for murdering nine women and a teenage girl as the “Grim Sleeper,” a serial killer who preyed on prostitutes and drug addicts in a Los Angeles crime spree dating bac…
NY judge tosses billionaire Bacon’s defamation case v Canada’s Nygard
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state judge on Wednesday threw out billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon’s $100 million defamation lawsuit against Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard, saying the case tied to their long-running feud over neighbo…
U.S. judge dismisses lawsuit against Twitter over Islamic State rhetoric
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Twitter Inc won a bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the widow of an American killed in Jordan which accused the social media company of giving voice to Islamic State, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
Former NFL player charged with running $10 million financial fraud
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former NFL player Merrill Robertson Jr. was charged on Wednesday by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with defrauding investors.
World Trade Center contractor found guilty of fraud scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Canadian owner of a company that had contracts worth nearly $1 billion to do construction work at the World Trade Center was convicted on Wednesday of charges that he defrauded a program intended to promote minority- and women-…
Delta cancels hundreds more flights, expects normal operations soon
(Reuters) – Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday canceled more than 300 flights and upended thousands of travelers’ plans for the third day in a row after a power outage hit its computer systems, though it forecast a return to normal operations later this…
U.S. judge approves deal to weaken Texas voter ID law; Wisconsin suspended
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday approved a deal reached between Texas and civil rights groups to remedy a voter identification law that was found to be discriminatory and in violation of the U.S. Voting Rights Act by an appeals cour…
Baltimore pledges police reforms after scathing U.S. report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Baltimore officials on Wednesday pledged to carry out sweeping police department reforms after a scathing U.S. Justice Department report found that officers in the majority-black city routinely violated the civil rights of black…
Boy, 14, killed by L.A. police may have fired on officers: police
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Witnesses saw a 14-year-old boy, suspected of spraying gang graffiti, fire at officers before he was shot to death, a Los Angeles Police Department official said on Wednesday.
Golf or beach? Presidential vacations to change again after Obama
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has had Hawaii and Martha’s Vineyard. His predecessor, George W. Bush, had Crawford, Texas.
