Debt collector convicted for U.S. scheme targeting 6,000 people
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Georgia debt collection company’s owner was convicted on Tuesday of having engaged in a scheme to shake down more than 6,000 financially strapped consumers nationwide by warning they could face arrest or prison if they failed to …
Police chase tips on San Diego serial killer targeting homeless men
(Reuters) – San Diego police on Tuesday were chasing tips pouring in about an apparent serial killer targeting homeless men, officials said, a day after a former suspect was released over a lack of evidence.
Capitol briefly locked down as police stop man with gun
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Capitol was briefly placed on lockdown on Tuesday after police received a call about a man with a gun several blocks away, police said.
Five Honduran police officers plead not guilty to U.S. drug charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Five members of the Honduran National Police pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to U.S. charges that they conspired with a son of former Honduras President Porfirio Lobo to import cocaine into the United States.
JPMorgan to raise minimum wage for 18,000 U.S. workers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co Inc said on Tuesday it will raise the minimum wage for 18,000 U.S. employees over three years, a decision that follows political pressure and moves by some states to raise pay for low-level workers.
U.S. appeals court orders Utah to fund Planned Parenthood branch
(Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered Utah to continue providing federal funds to the state branch of Planned Parenthood, handing a defeat to Republican Governor Gary Herbert, who had ordered a cutoff last August.
Protests, U.S. gun violence worry some black travelers from abroad
NEW YORK (Reuters) – With protests hitting many U.S. cities, the deadly ambush of Dallas police, and the ever-present threat of gun violence, four countries have urged citizens to be on alert if visiting the United States, and some black travelers are …
U.S. gay gun group’s membership surges after Orlando killings
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – At a local shooting range, the 23-year-old president of the Salt Lake City chapter of Pink Pistols, a national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender gun club, helps a tattooed member improve his marksmanship.
Michigan courthouse shooter handcuffed in front, protocol to be reviewed
(Reuters) – A protocol that allowed a prisoner to have his hands cuffed in front of him while being moved inside a southwest Michigan courthouse will be reviewed, Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey said on Tuesday, a day after the man grabbed an office…
Penn State’s Paterno knew of Sandusky abuse in 1976: deposition
(Reuters) – Late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno was told by a 14-year-old boy in 1976 that he had been sexually assaulted by assistant coach Jerry Sandusky but ignored the complaint, according to court documents unsealed on Tuesday in a Philadel…
