New York suburb, officials charged in landmark bond fraud case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An elected official of a New York City suburb was charged on Thursday with defrauding investors who helped finance a controversial minor league baseball stadium, in what authorities called the first criminal securities fraud prosec…
Idaho State University faces concerns over Islamaphobia
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Idaho State University’s president said on Thursday he had been in talks with Saudi and Kuwaiti education officials seeking to allay concerns about students from those countries facing anti-Muslim harassment in the college tow…
Escaped Texas inmate found hiding in apartment dishwasher
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas county jail inmate who escaped custody while receiving treatment in a hospital was found in the dishwasher of his girlfriend’s apartment in boxer shorts and wearing handcuffs with the chain severed, a sheriff’s departm…
Houston deputy constable shot in ambush, expected to recover
(Reuters) – A Houston deputy constable was shot at least four times in the chest and abdomen in an ambush attack while he was talking to a colleague through a patrol car window and is expected to recover fully, officials said on Thursday.
Judge denies request to depose media mogul Sumner Redstone
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California judge has denied a request to depose Sumner Redstone made by a former girlfriend after lawyers for the 92-year-old media mogul said they do not plan to call him to testify at a trial over his mental competence.
N.Y. officer loses bid for new trial in shooting of unarmed black man
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New York City police officer on Thursday lost a bid to set aside his manslaughter conviction for killing an unarmed black man in a darkened public housing stairwell.
Lawsuit can proceed versus maker of gun used in Connecticut school shooting
(Reuters) – A lawsuit can proceed against the maker of the gun used in the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 children and 6 adults dead, a Connecticut judge ruled on Thursday.
Prosecutors say Pennsylvania church leaders hid sex abuse
HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania prosecutors on Thursday presented church records and a witness they said showed that three former leaders of a Roman Catholic order endangered hundreds of boys by putting them in contact with a cleric they kn…
U.S. government worse than all major industries on cyber security: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. federal, state and local government agencies rank in last place in cyber security when compared against 17 major private industries, including transportation, retail and healthcare, according to a new report released Thursda…
Former Warner Music executive pleads guilty to stealing from record label
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Warner Music Group executive accused of embezzling more than $1 million pleaded guilty this week as part of a plea deal, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office confirmed Thursday.
