U.S. senators release final sentencing reform bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A revised criminal justice reform bill moved closer to a full U.S. Senate vote on Thursday when it gained support from more Republicans after being stalled for months in Congress.
N.Y. City mayor’s office subpoenaed amid corruption probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office has received subpoenas from both state and federal prosecutors, according to the mayor’s chief legal adviser, as investigators pursue a series of coordinated corruption probes that extend…
Lawsuit against ex-U.S. House Speaker Hastert can proceed: judge
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A $1.8 million civil lawsuit filed by a victim of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, convicted of a financial crime linked to sexual abuse of high school wrestlers decades ago, can proceed, an Illinois judge ruled on Thursday…
Republicans, Obama immigration chief clash over criminal immigrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chief of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said on Thursday her agency released 19,723 undocumented immigrants last year who had been convicted of crimes, drawing a volley of criticism from Republican lawmakers.
First funeral held six days after Ohio family massacre
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Almost a week after eight family members were found shot to death at four separate homes in rural Ohio’s Appalachian foothills, the first funeral for the victims is being held on Thursday as investigators work to identify the kill…
Eighty arrested in Ontario child porn, sex bust: police
TORONTO (Reuters) – Eighty suspects have been arrested in Ontario on charges including sexual assault and child pornography in cases involving at least 20 victims, following a multi-agency Canadian-U.S. operation, authorities said on Thursday.
Alabama’s minimum wage restriction challenged as racially biased
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Civil rights groups and fast-food workers in Birmingham, Alabama, filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday claiming a state law that prohibits cities from instituting higher minimum wages is racially discriminatory.
Younger buyers more open to self-driving cars: J.D. Power
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. consumers who are under 40 are more open than older people to self-driving cars and their underlying systems, according to a survey released on Thursday by J.D. Power.
FBI would gain new hacking power if search warrant rules change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. judges will be able to issue search warrants giving law enforcement agents power to access computers in any jurisdiction, potentially even overseas, under a controversial rule change likely to be approved by the Supreme Cour…
U.S. seeks three more years in prison for mobster Bulger’s girlfriend
BOSTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Thursday are set to ask a judge to order former Boston mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger’s girlfriend to spend three more years in prison for refusing to say if anyone helped the couple during their 16 years on th…
