Seattle city council rejects street closing plan for proposed arena
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Seattle’s city council on Monday narrowly rejected a proposal that would pave the way for a new sports arena, dimming the hopes for the NBA to return to the city after the beloved SuperSonics moved away in 2008.
Arizona school unwittingly distributes yearbook photo of student’s penis
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona student who showed his penis in his football team’s photograph was arrested briefly after his high school unwittingly sent the image to hundreds of his Phoenix-area classmates as part of its yearbook, officials said on Mo…
L.A. chef Goin, Chicago restaurant Alinea win top U.S. food awards
(Reuters) – California chef Suzanne Goin, known for her use of seasonal local ingredients in European-inspired dishes, was named best U.S. chef by the James Beard Foundation on Monday.
Former FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing $136,000 in drug proceeds
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation accused of stealing more than $136,000 in drug money and spending it on cars, vehicle accessories and cosmetic surgery for his wife pleaded guilty to federal charges on Mon…
L.A.’s ‘Grim Sleeper’ murder trial closing arguments underway
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former Los Angeles sanitation worker charged with murdering nine women and a teenage girl was a serial killer who quietly blended into his community to in order to kill, prosecutors said on Monday as closing arguments began in…
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Seattle minimum wage law
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge by business groups to Seattle’s law raising its minimum wage to $15 an hour, a move echoed by other locales, in a case focusing on how the ordinance affected local franchises like McDona…
Wrestling body revokes ex-House Speaker Hastert’s awards
(Reuters) – The National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Monday revoked all awards bestowed upon former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert after he admitted in court to sexually abusing students years ago when he was a high school wrestling coach.
L.A. Sheriff’s official resigns over offensive emails
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A high-ranking Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department official has stepped down over emails he sent that mocked Muslims, blacks, Latinos, overweight people and others while in a previous law enforcement job, the Los Angeles Tim…
Ban on Arizona Sheriff Arpaio’s workplace raids lifted: court
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday lifted a court order blocking Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s use of workplace raids to enforce Arizona laws that make it a crime for illegal immigrants to use stolen identities to obtain work.
FBI searching Connecticut home of man tied to Boston art heist
BOSTON (Reuters) – Federal agents on Monday searched the Connecticut home of an accused mobster who investigators have long suspected knows the whereabouts of masterpieces stolen from a Boston museum in the largest art heist in U.S. history, an FBI spo…
