New York City police officers disciplined in ongoing corruption probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A high-ranking New York City police commander became the latest officer to face discipline as a result of a wide-ranging federal corruption probe that stretches from the police department to City Hall, officials said on Wednesday.
U.S. Air Force bomber crashes in Guam, crew of seven safe
(Reuters) – A B-52H Stratofortress bomber aircraft crashed on Wednesday at a U.S. Air Force base in Guam, but all seven crew members survived, military officials said.
Post-it note art war engulfs ad agencies on New York City street
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A conversation conducted using sticky Post-it notes on the windows of two offices in Lower Manhattan has delighted passersby and drawn a number of neighboring advertising agencies to join what is now a highly contested art battle.
California ends mandatory water conservation rules as drought eases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California moved on Wednesday to dramatically roll back strict mandatory water conservation rules imposed at the height of the state’s multi-year drought, after a wet winter eased conditions in parts of the state.
Colorado babysitter charged in bank robbery with kids in car
(Reuters) – Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a woman with robbing a drive-through bank in a small Colorado town by falsely claiming that a man in her car threatened to harm the two children in her care unless given money, officials said.
NAACP sues Michigan, governor over Flint’s lead-contaminated water
DETROIT (Reuters) – The NAACP has filed a federal lawsuit against Michigan and its governor on behalf of the residents and businesses in Flint, where high levels of lead in the drinking water has created a health crisis.
More than 25,000 Madoff victims now eligible for $4 billion fund
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The overseer of a $4 billion U.S. Department of Justice fund for victims of Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme said he expected to recommend payouts for at least 25,280 claimants with nearly $4 billion in fraud losses.
Gun used to kill Trayvon Martin auctioned; is bid real?
(Reuters) – Online bidding for the gun used by George Zimmerman to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida in 2012 ended on Wednesday, though it was not clear whether the final offer of $138,900 was legitimate.
Kansas man who killed four sentenced to death
(Reuters) – A man convicted of the 2013 killings of four people including a mother and her 18-month-old daughter on a Kansas farm, was sentenced to death on Wednesday, according to court documents.
Chicago to pay $3.2 million to settle two fatal police shooting cases
Chicago (Reuters) – Chicago on Wednesday agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle cases where a black man and a Hispanic man were each fatally shot by police officers who were part of a department now under fire for racial bias and the excessive use of for…
