Ex-controller of Allentown, Pennsylvania, pleads guilty to conspiracy
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – The former controller of Allentown, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of conspiracy to commit fraud, joining a growing number of officials caught up in an alleged scheme to obtain campaign donations in exch…
Winners of $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot still unknown
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Three ticket holders with a claim on a record $1.6 billion Powerball jackpot were laying low on Thursday, their identities still a mystery even as lottery officials revealed the retailers in California, Florida and Tennessee tha…
Seattle amphibious bus operator to resume tours after deadly crash
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Seattle land-to-water tour bus operator said it will resume operations with two sold out tours on Friday, 3-1/2 months after a crash between one of its Ride the Ducks vehicles and a charter bus killed five international students.
Michigan eyes state budget surplus for Flint water costs
(Reuters) – Michigan would tap its $575 million fiscal 2015 budget surplus to cover costs related to Flint’s water crisis, a spokesman for the state’s budget office said on Thursday.
Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter charged after bar fight in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter was arrested and jailed in Key West, Florida, on a charge of battery after he punched a bouncer at a bar, police said on Thursday.
Amanda Knox acquitted of slander charges against Italian police
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian court acquitted American Amanda Knox of slander charges brought after she said police coerced her to name the person who murdered her British flatmate Meredith Kercher, according to her Italian lawyer.
Advocates perplexed by U.S. response to Central American migrants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Refugee advocates said on Thursday the Obama administration is sending mixed signals to Central American migrants by deporting families who have fled to the United States while increasing resources in the crime-ridden region for …
‘Power Rangers’ actor charged with stabbing murder of roommate
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former actor in the “Power Rangers” children’s television series accused of stabbing a roommate to death with a sword nearly a year ago has been charged with murder, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Maryland man indicted for providing support to Islamic State: DOJ
(Reuters) – A Maryland man was indicted for conspiring to provide material support to Islamic State, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday.
Anxious phone calls, tense moments before Iran’s Supreme Leader okayed U.S. sailors’ release
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran’s detention of 10 U.S. sailors on Tuesday set off a furious round of meetings in both Washington and Tehran. Anxious officials in both capitals had the same goal: to ensure the incident did not torpedo a historic nuclear acc…
