Five ex-Madoff employees lose U.S. appeal of convictions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld the convictions of five former employees of Bernard Madoff’s firm who prosecutors said helped their boss conceal his multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme for years.
After big New York wins, Trump and Clinton cast themselves as inevitable
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton scored sweeping victories in nominating contests in their home state of New York, and immediately cited them in arguing they are all but unstoppable as their respective parties’ …
Arizona highway shootings suspect released from custody
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A man accused in a string of freeway shootings that terrorized the Phoenix area last year was released from custody after defense lawyers on Tuesday called the ballistics evidence into question.
Criminal charges coming on Wednesday over Flint water: report
(Reuters) – Michigan’s attorney general will announce criminal charges on Wednesday connected to his investigation into dangerous levels of lead in Flint’s drinking water, the Detroit Free Press reported on Tuesday.
Retailer Target says transgender people can use bathroom of their choice
(Reuters) – Target Corp said on Tuesday that transgender employees and customers could use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity, becoming the first big retailer to weigh in on an issue at the center of a heated national debate.
Brothers sought in U.S. manhunt may be fleeing to Mexico: police
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Two brothers suspected in the presumed murder of a married couple who lived next door to one of the men in Washington state may be trying to flee to Mexico, a county sheriff’s office said on Tuesday.
U.S. probes tax avoidance schemes mentioned in Panama papers: Guardian
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the tax avoidance claims revealed in the release of the Panama Papers, the Guardian reported on Tuesday.
Los Angeles council votes for workers to get six days paid sick leave
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Los Angeles City Council voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to require all employers in the second-biggest U.S. city to offer workers at least six days of paid sick leave a year, twice the mandatory minimum under California lab…
U.S. judge approves court, police accord for Ferguson, Missouri
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Tuesday approved an agreement between the U.S. Justice Department and Ferguson, Missouri, to reform the city’s police department, a pact prompted by the 2014 shooting of an unarmed black teenager that sparked violent prot…
Secret U.S. court issues first order for phone data under new law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The secretive U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has issued its first order allowing the National Security Agency to collect telephone records under a new electronic spying law Congress passed last year.
