U.S. immigration agents bust 1,100 suspects in gang sweep
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. immigration agents have arrested more than 1,000 suspects on charges including attempted murder and witness tampering, in a nationwide operation aimed at international gangs, officials said on Monday.
Airline pilot in Texas court on charges of running brothels
(Reuters) – A United Airlines pilot who has been charged with running a network of brothels in the Houston area made a brief appearance in court on Monday.
Supreme Court rejects Illinois ex-governor’s corruption appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected flamboyant former two-term Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s appeal of convictions on corruption charges including attempted extortion from campaign contributors, wire fraud and other crimes.
Youngstown, Ohio, mayor gets probation in corruption plea deal
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – The mayor of Youngstown, Ohio, was sentenced on Monday to a year of probation for his role in a public corruption case involving a property deal made while he was a county commissioner, a county prosecutor’s office said, but he wi…
U.S. Supreme Court takes up Puerto Rico bribery case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to consider a former Puerto Rico state senator’s claim that he cannot be retried on corruption charges involving a trip to Las Vegas to watch a boxing bout after his original conviction was…
Georgia governor to veto religious protection seen as anti-gay
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said on Monday he will veto a so-called religious freedom bill passed by the state legislature that has drawn national criticism for discriminating against same-sex couples.
Alaska volcano erupts with massive ash cloud, diverting flights
(Reuters) – A volcano on the Alaska Peninsula erupted with little advanced warning over the weekend, spewing an ash cloud up to 20,000 feet (6,096 meters) high that prompted aviation warnings across the region, scientists said on Monday.
Decision on charges in Minneapolis police killing expected this week
(Reuters) – A decision on whether to charge two Minneapolis police officers in the shooting death of a 24-year-old black man last November is expected this week, a spokesman for the prosecutor’s office said on Monday.
Mother Angelica, nun who founded cable tv religious network, dead at 92
(Reuters) – Mother Angelica, a soft-spoken nun who dispensed homespun religious and life advice for years on television after founding a cable network, died on Sunday aged 92, officials and religious leaders said.
Two additional U.S. citizens confirmed killed in Brussels attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two more U.S. citizens have been confirmed killed in last week’s Brussels suicide bombings, a State Department official said on Sunday, bringing the death toll for Americans to four.
