First U.S. trader convicted of spoofing sentenced to three years in jail
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge sentenced futures trader Michael Coscia to three years in prison on Wednesday, a lighter punishment than prosecutors had sought for the first person criminally convicted of the manipulative trading practice of spoofing….
Judge to hear arguments over release of Trump video testimony
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday will hear arguments over whether to publicly release video excerpts of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump being questioned under oath about his Trump University real-estate seminars.
No bomb found at Maryland Six Flags park: authorities
(Reuters) – A Maryland Six Flags theme park that closed on Wednesday because of a bomb threat has been cleared after a search, authorities said.
Transgender bathroom legal fight reaches Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The legal fight over transgender bathroom rights reached the U.S. Supreme Court for the first time on Wednesday as a Virginia county school board sought to block an order that lets a student who was born a girl but now identifies…
Brady loses Deflategate appeal, suspension stands
(Reuters) – New England Patriots star Tom Brady on Wednesday lost a bid to have a U.S. appeals court reconsider his four-game suspension, in what could be the quarterback’s last chance to avoid punishment over the “Deflategate” scandal.
New York entrepreneur Amanat indicted for fraud scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A self-described New York entrepreneur and filmmaker has been indicted on charges that he carried out a conspiracy to hide losses in a Dubai-based investment company for which he raised money, and separately engaged in a market man…
Shooting of three men in Virginia captured by Facebook Live camera
(Reuters) – Three Virginia men were wounded by a hail of gunfire in a shooting recorded on Facebook Live video, police said on Wednesday, another example of the phenomenon of violence being streamed online.
In first, U.S. judge throws out cell phone ‘stingray’ evidence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – For the first time, a federal judge has suppressed evidence obtained without a warrant by U.S. law enforcement using a stingray, a surveillance device that can trick suspects’ cell phones into revealing their locations.
Pokemon GO fans told not to play in U.S. Holocaust Museum
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has told Pokemon GO fans not to play the popular new mobile game in its premises, describing it as “extremely inappropriate” in a memorial dedicated to the victims of Nazism.
Obama urges American reconciliation after Dallas attack
DALLAS (Reuters) – They stood in a line, clasping hands as a choir sang, Democrat and Republican, black and white, politician and cop. Led by President Barack Obama and his predecessor George W. Bush, they honored the five Dallas policemen slain last w…
