California governor declares LA-area gas leak an emergency
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday declared a Los Angeles-area natural gas leak that has been sickening area residents an emergency, and vowed to protect public health and safety.
Baltimore judge orders officer to testify in second Gray death trial
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A Maryland judge on Wednesday ordered a Baltimore police officer to testify against other officers charged in the death of detainee Freddie Gray.
Texas tycoon Wyly engaged in massive tax fraud, IRS tells court
DALLAS (Reuters) – Texas tycoon Sam Wyly engaged in “lies, deception and fraud” in a years-long scheme to dodge taxes on $1.1 billion held in offshore trusts, a lawyer for the Internal Revenue Service said on Wednesday.
Macy’s lowers earnings forecast; to cut jobs
(Reuters) – Department store chain Macy’s Inc, which lowered its full-year earnings expectations for the second time, said it would cut jobs and consolidate its operations, starting early 2016.
American al Qaeda suspect faces new U.S. terrorism charges
(Reuters) – Federal prosecutors in New York unveiled new criminal charges on Wednesday against a U.S. citizen believed to have once been an al Qaeda operative, accusing him of involvement in a 2009 car bomb attack on a U.S. military base in Afghanistan…
Two detainees sent to Ghana from Guantanamo: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense said on Wednesday that two detainees at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, military prison had been transferred to Ghana.
Family of Chicago grandmother shot by police wants open investigation
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The family of a 55-year-old black grandmother accidentally killed by a Chicago police officer called for an end to secrecy around police misconduct cases as her funeral was held on Wednesday.
Three Bandidos motorcycle gang leaders arrested on U.S. drug, violence charges
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Three top leaders of the Bandidos Motorcycle Club, considered an outlaw gang by U.S. authorities, have been arrested on charges of racketeering, assault and drug distribution that could bring up to life in prison, prosecutors …
‘Affluenza’ teen’s mother soon to be sent to Texas: sheriff
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The mother of a Texas teenager known for an “affluenza” defense in a deadly drunken-driving crash he caused will soon be transferred from detention in Los Angeles to the Fort Worth area, the Tarrant County Sheriff said on Wedn…
Neighbor of San Bernardino gunman pleads innocent to terrorism charge
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The man accused of furnishing assault rifles to the husband and wife who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of conspiring with one of the killers in a previous plot.
