Florida man sentenced for threats against mosques
(Reuters) – A Florida man was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for threatening to bomb two mosques and shoot their congregants, a federal hate crime, shortly after November’s deadly attacks in Paris, U.S. Justice Department officials said on…
California school recalls yearbook that calls Muslim girl ‘Isis’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California high school has asked students to return nearly 300 yearbooks that wrongly identified a Muslim teenager wearing a traditional headscarf as “Isis,” officials said on Monday.
Three Delaware teenagers charged in fatal school beating of classmate
(Reuters) – Three high school girls in Delaware are facing criminal charges over the fatal beating of a classmate inside a school bathroom last month, authorities said on Monday.
California to lift severe mandatory water conservation rules
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California on Monday prepared to lift severe mandatory water conservation orders imposed at the height of the state’s multi-year drought, after a wet winter led to swelling reservoirs and a deep snowpack in numerous parts…
Arkansas judge accused of trading sentence reductions for sex resigns
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – An Arkansas judge accused by a state panel of trading sentence reductions for sex with young defendants has resigned, legal documents released on Monday showed.
Ex-FBI agent admits lying during ‘Whitey’ Bulger trial
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former FBI agent admitted on Monday that he lied on the witness stand during the 2013 trial of former Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger, officials said.
Harmless gas released in New York subway for security test
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Monday sent a harmless gas wafting through the New York subway to study how to deal with a toxic accident or attack in a test that both unsettled and reassured riders on the underground system.
Redstone competence trial ends as judge tosses lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Media mogul Sumner Redstone never set foot in the Los Angeles courtroom where his mental competency was on trial in recent days.
New York orders nail salons to pay $2 million in unpaid wages, damages
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York has ordered 143 nail salons to pay cheated employees $2 million in outstanding wages and damages as the result of a crackdown on an industry that relies heavily on an immigrant workforce.
Stock promoter pleads guilty in U.S. to $250 million scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A microcap stock promoter pleaded guilty on Monday to engaging in a scheme to launder $250 million obtained by manipulating the shares of more than 40 companies, including the little-known Cynk Technology Corp whose value was drive…
