JonBenet Ramsey’s brother, in TV interview, recalls morning sister slain
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The brother of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey, whose gruesome murder two decades ago remains unsolved, appeared on Monday in his first televised interview but shed little light on the high-profile cold case.
Israeli charged in New York over alleged kidnapping plot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Israeli citizen who serves as a divorce mediator within an Orthodox Jewish community in New York has been arrested and charged with conspiring to kidnap a man who had refused to grant his wife a religious divorce.
Berkshire is accused in New York lawsuit of workers’ compensation ‘siphoning’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway Inc has been sued by a New York bicycle courier company over an alleged illegal scheme to cheat employers buying workers’ compensation policies.
California first U.S. state to promise overtime to farmworkers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California will become the first U.S. state to require farmers to pay overtime to field workers and fruit pickers under a bill signed on Monday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown.
Grand jury to probe possible police cover-up in Chicago teen’s death
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A grand jury will hear evidence of whether Chicago police officers lied to justify the 2014 shooting death of a black teenager by a white officer, local media reported on Monday.
Up to $3.5 billion of airport bonds clear Chicago council committee
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago would sell up to $3.5 billion of revenue bonds this year for its O’Hare International Airport under proposals approved on Monday by the city council’s finance committee.
Four U.S. lawmakers urge safety agency to address vehicle hacking
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four Republican members of Congress on Monday urged U.S. auto safety regulators to convene an industry-wide effort to prevent possible attacks on computer systems in vehicles.
West Virginia man avoids prison in hoax to blow up Statue of Liberty
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A West Virginia man was sentenced on Monday to time served after he pleaded guilty to making a hoax threat to blow up the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor last year that led to the evacuation of 3,200 people.
Mosque where Florida nightclub shooter worshiped set on fire
(Reuters) – The Florida mosque where Omar Mateen, who committed the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, prayed was badly damaged on Monday in an arson attack, investigators said.
Engine failure led to foot-long hole in Southwest airliner: agency
(Reuters) – An engine failure on a Southwest Airlines Co jet on Aug. 27 released debris that tore a 5 inch by 16 inch (13 cm by 41 cm) hole in the plane before it made a safe emergency landing in Pensacola, Florida, U.S. crash investigators said on Mon…
