Oregon wildlife refuge standoff participant sentenced to prison: report
(Reuters) – The first of 26 people on trial for their roles in a weeks-long takeover of an Oregon wildlife refuge in January has been sentenced to 2-1/2 years in federal prison, the Oregonian newspaper reported.
Detroit readies 600 lawsuits over unpaid property taxes
(Reuters) – Detroit, currently under post-bankruptcy state oversight, is planning to sue mostly banks and for-profit companies for some $12.2 million dollars in unpaid taxes from investment properties they purchased, the city said on Wednesday.
Utah heir location firm, co-owner indicted on U.S. antitrust charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Utah company which locates heirs to estates was indicted on Wednesday over allegations that it conspired with a second heir-location firm to divide up the market, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Texas death sentence for accessory challenged by defense lawyer
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Texas is planning to execute a man next week for a murder he did not commit.
Donations pour in for Baltimore ‘Mom of Year’ after house fire
(Reuters) – A Maryland woman who won widespread praise for publicly scolding her teenage son during last year’s riots in Baltimore was made homeless by a house fire, but a flood of donations had poured in to help her by Wednesday.
Ex-Boston mob boss ‘Whitey’ Bulger appeals to U.S. Supreme Court
(Reuters) – Former Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review his 2013 conviction for committing or ordering the murders of 11 people while he ruled the city’s underworld in the 1970s and 80s.
More than 500 rescued from burning ferry fire off Puerto Rico
(Reuters) – Hundreds of people were rescued from a smoldering passenger ferry ship that caught fire off Puerto Rico on Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
Ex-Rentboy.com CEO near plea deal in prostitution case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The former chief executive of male escort website Rentboy.com is finalizing a plea agreement after his indictment for promoting prostitution, his lawyers said on Wednesday, in a case that has outraged gay and civil rights activists…
Appeals court ruling maintains Michigan straight-party vote option
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday rejected Michigan’s bid to reinstate its ban on straight-party voting, a ruling that means voters in the state will be able to use one mark to select all candidates from one party in the Nov. 8 general elec…
Muslim family sues New York school, alleging forced ‘terrorist’ confession
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 12-year-old Muslim student with learning disabilities was forced by New York school officials to sign a false confession stating he was a “terrorist,” his family claimed in a $50 million federal lawsuit.
