Debt puts Puerto Rico public employees’ Christmas bonus at risk
SAN JUAN (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s public employees might have to do their part to help the Commonwealth make ends meet and miss an annual Christmas bonus, due to the island’s deteriorating finances and debt crisis.
Mother pleads guilty in beating death of son in New York church
UTICA, N.Y. (Reuters) – The mother who participated in the beating death of her son at an upstate New York church pleaded guilty on Wednesday to first and second-degree assault charges in exchange for her testimony against eight others accused in the c…
Baltimore officer was negligent in black man’s death: prosecutor
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – A Baltimore policeman on trial for the death of a black man from a spinal injury while in custody failed to secure him in the back of a van and ignored his request for medical aid, a prosecutor said in opening statements on Wednes…
New York Assembly speaker’s conviction renews call to ban outside income
NEW YORK/ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) – For years, it was one of Albany’s enduring mysteries: What exactly did New York state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver do for a law firm to earn the millions of dollars in income shown on his financial disclosure forms?
Man who killed Ohio officer intended mass murder not suicide: prosecutor
(Reuters) – A man who fatally shot one Cincinnati police officer in June was intent on killing many more, not seeking “suicide-by-cop,” a county prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Autopsy set for mayor of Alaska’s state capital after sudden death
(Reuters) – An autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday on the body of Juneau’s recently-elected mayor, Greg Fisk, days after he was found dead in his home, officials said.
More than 26 pounds of cocaine found on American Airlines plane in Tulsa
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – Maintenance workers with American Airlines have discovered more than 26 pounds (11.8 kg) of cocaine in a Boeing 757 undergoing routine maintenance at Tulsa International Airport, officials said on Wednesday.
Secret Service officer indicted on ‘sexting’ charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal grand jury has indicted a U.S. Secret Service officer who allegedly sent naked pictures of himself to an undercover police officer posing as a 14-year-old girl, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday.
Self-proclaimed Wisconsin psychic helps nab possible jean thieves
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin man claiming to be a psychic was credited with assisting police in the arrest of a man and woman accused of stealing $2,200 worth of jeans, police said on Wednesday.
Court rejects Sequenom bid to restore prenatal DNA test patent
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday refused to reconsider a decision invalidating a Sequenom Inc prenatal DNA test patent, in a decision that could put in doubt the validity of a wide swath of medical and biotechnology patents.
