N.Y. man admits planning Islamic State-inspired New Year’s Eve attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man pleaded guilty on Thursday to planning a New Year’s Eve attack last year inspired by Islamic State, the U.S. Department of Justice said, and faces up to 20 years in federal prison when he is sentenced in November.
Macau billionaire calls U.S. case over U.N. bribe scheme political
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Macau billionaire accused of bribing a former United Nations General Assembly president on Thursday accused the U.S. government of prosecuting him for geopolitical reasons to slow China’s influence over developing nations.
Washington policeman charged with Islamic State aid ordered held
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Washington transit police officer charged with attempting to help the Islamic State militant group was ordered held pending trial, U.S. court documents showed on Thursday.
Family lawyer calls black man’s accused shooter ‘George Zimmerman 2.0’
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Reuters) – A lawyer for the family of a man shot and killed in North Carolina called his accused killer “George Zimmerman 2.0” as the dead man’s mother pleaded on Thursday for an end to gun violence in the United States.
SEC charges San Francisco money manager with fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. regulator on Thursday charged Matrix Capital Markets LLC and its founder, Nicholas Mitsakos, with having fraudulently raised money from investors who were misled into believing the San Francisco firm was larger than it was a…
Mississippi woman gets 12 years for trying to aid Islamic State
(Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Thursday sentenced a Mississippi woman to 12 years in prison for providing material support to Islamic State after she and her husband conspired with an undercover FBI employee to travel to Syria and aid the group’s media ca…
Lawsuit calls New Jersey stun gun ban unconstitutional
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gun rights group filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday challenging a New Jersey law that bans private individuals from owning stun guns, Tasers and other electronic weapons as unconstitutional.
Man gets 51 years in prison for Seattle-area shooting spree
(Reuters) – A Seattle-area man was sentenced on Thursday to spend 51 years in prison after admitting to killing a 71-year-old man and spraying bullets at a woman during a shooting spree last year, prosecutors said.
Florida officer who killed retiree accused of prior excessive force
(Reuters) – A Florida police officer who mistakenly killed a 73-year-old woman during a role-play exercise this week has been the subject of excessive force complaints in the past, according to a police official and media reports.
Fire causes Motiva refinery in Louisiana to evacuate, oil product prices rise
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A fire at Motiva Enterprises LLC’s refinery in Louisiana on Thursday around midday forced workers to evacuate, local officials said, causing a key distillation unit to shut and boosting prices of oil products.
