Ahead of Super Bowl, officials unveil $39 million counterfeit haul
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A year-long operation targeting counterfeit sporting goods resulted in the seizure of $39 million worth of merchandise, including about half a million dollars-worth in the Bay Area ahead of Super Bowl 50, U.S. officials said o…
Fantasy sports legal in Rhode Island, attorney general says
(Reuters) – Paid fantasy sports games are legal in Rhode Island, the state’s attorney general said on Thursday, urging legislators to develop laws to regulate the fast-growing industry.
Six bodies found in a Chicago house; police investigate homicide
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The bodies of five adults and a child were found on Thursday in a house in south Chicago and their deaths were being investigated as homicide, police said.
New York City mayor wants city retirement system for private employees
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s mayor Bill de Blasio will call for a city-run retirement system for private sector employees in his annual keynote address on Thursday.
U.S. signs up 12.7 million Americans for Obamacare health insurance
NEW YORK (Reuters) – About 12.7 million Americans signed up for 2016 health insurance coverage through the government insurance exchanges, surpassing its expectations, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell said on Thursday.
Virginia Tech students plotted to kidnap and kill girl: reports
(Reuters) – Two Virginia Tech students plotted to kill a 13-year-old girl, buying a shovel and loading her body into the trunk of a Lexus before dumping it in a remote location, a prosecutor said on Thursday, according to media reports.
First wrongful death claim filed over California methane leak
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Methane fumes spewing from a ruptured underground pipeline near a Los Angeles neighborhood hastened the demise of an elderly woman already suffering from lung cancer, her family said in the first wrongful death claim stemming fr…
Unclaimed dogs shot by Oklahoma shelter, igniting uproar
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – An animal shelter in an Oklahoma town that has euthanized dogs by shooting them is under intense criticism by residents, and the mayor said on Thursday the practice is rare but would be stopped while the shelter is investigate…
In San Bernadino attack, trial delayed for man accused of supplying weapons
(Reuters) – The trial for Enrique Marquez, accused of supplying assault weapons to the husband and wife who massacred 14 people in San Bernardino, California, has been postponed until July, prosecutors said Thursday.
New York deal on horse-drawn carriages collapses in blow to mayor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A plan to rein in New York City’s horse-drawn carriages, a long-time Central Park tourist attraction, has collapsed after the labor union that helped negotiate the deal withdrew its support, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday.
