Oregon occupiers ask public for supplies: get glitter, sex toys
(Reuters) – Gifts of sex toys, glitter and nail polish are not what the armed protesters who seized a U.S. wildlife refuge in Oregon were expecting when they put out a public call for supplies to help get them through the winter.
Former fugitive sports gambling operator pleads guilty in U.S. court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An American operator of an Antigua-based online sport betting enterprise, who spent over 13 years as a fugitive from U.S. justice while continuing to run the business, pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge on Thursday in New York.
Planned Parenthood files U.S. lawsuit against group behind secret videos
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Planned Parenthood filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday arguing that a group acted illegally when it secretly recorded videos alleging the women’s health organization profited from selling fetal tissue from abortions.
Exclusive: Atlantic City emergency fiscal management costs top $2.6 million
(Reuters) – New Jersey taxpayers will owe $2.62 million for roughly a year’s worth of work by a team of professionals called in to help turn around the distressed gambling hub Atlantic City, according to invoices obtained and compiled by Reuters.
Chicago releases videos of police shooting of black teen
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago on Thursday released video footage of a fatal Chicago police shooting of a black teenager in 2013 after a court ruling, as protesters renewed criticism of Mayor Rahm Emanuel for the handling of police killings.
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.
