Auctioneer gets year in U.S. prison for ivory, rhino horn smuggling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An executive with a Beverly Hills gallery and auction house was sentenced on Wednesday to one year and one day in prison after admitting that he conspired to smuggle at least $1 million in animal products that included rhino horn a…
New York hedge fund manager Valvani’s death ruled suicide
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The death of Sanjay Valvani, a hedge fund manager at Visium Asset Management LP who had been charged last week in a major insider trading case, has been declared a suicide, the New York City medical examiner’s office said on Wednes…
Same-sex marriages in U.S. up, domestic partnerships down: Gallup
(Reuters) – Nearly half of gay and lesbian couples living together in the United States are married a year after the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex marriage across the country, according to a Gallup study released on Wednesday.
Massachusetts securities regulator cracks down on fake proxy voting
BOSTON (Reuters) – The securities regulator for Massachusetts said on Wednesday he has reached a settlement with seven firms in connection with unauthorized proxy voting in American Realty Capital.
Three dead, one injured in quadruple shooting in Washington state
(Reuters) – Three people were killed and one person was injured during a shooting in Washington state, authorities said on Wednesday.
Two L.A.-area wildfires threaten to merge after forcing evacuations
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two rapidly growing wildfires burning a few miles apart through drought-parched foothills northeast of Los Angeles prompted the evacuation of nearly 800 homes on Tuesday, as a heat wave continued to bake much of the U.S. Southwe…
‘Star Trek’ actor’s death prompts new calls for auto recall fix
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin’s fatal accident involving a recalled 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee is renewing calls from safety advocates to fix flaws in the U.S. recall system.
Three arrested at New York-New Jersey tunnel with weapons cache
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Three people were arrested on Tuesday morning with an arsenal of weapons, including a military-style assault rifle, after police stopped them near the Holland Tunnel, a major crossing that connects New Jersey and New York City.
Father, three teenagers missing off Florida coast: U.S. Coast Guard
(Reuters) – An air and sea search was underway for a father and three teenage children whose sailboat was reported missing off the coast of western Florida, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
U.S. stands with Orlando shooting victims, attorney general says
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – The U.S. government is providing $1 million in emergency funds to cover overtime for first responders to the Orlando nightclub massacre and stands in support of the LGBT community after the tragedy, Attorney General Loretta Ly…
