Embezzled utility payments leave some Oklahomans in the dark
TULSA, Okla. (Reuters) – Some residents of a southern Oklahoma town were without electricity on Tuesday because of an embezzlement scandal that has played havoc with municipal finances and left power bills unpaid.
Son of Kentucky murder suspect arrested for threatening police
(Reuters) – A 20-year-old man was arrested in Tennessee on charges of threatening the Scottsville, Kentucky, police department over their case against his father who is charged with the murder of a 7-year-old girl, police said.
Man charged with killing California artist as he worked on mural
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California man accused of shooting an artist to death while the man worked on a mural under a freeway in the Bay Area city of Oakland was charged with murder on Tuesday, prosecutors said.
FBI has lead in probe of 1.2 billion stolen Web credentials: documents
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A hacker who once advertised having access to user account information for websites like Facebook and Twitter has been linked through a Russian email address to the theft of a record 1.2 billion Internet credentials, the FBI said i…
Budget gap, pensions could push Illinois credit rating lower: Moody’s
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ credit rating could move even closer to “junk” if its already large pension liability and budget deficit grow, Moody’s Investors Service said on Tuesday.
Four killed in military helicopter crash at U.S. Army base in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Four crew members on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter died when their aircraft crashed during a training exercise at the Fort Hood U.S. Army base in central Texas, military officials said on Tuesday.
Amazon pulls ads for Nazi-themed TV show from N.Y. subway
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc on Monday agreed to pull advertisements for a new television show featuring Nazi-inspired imagery from New York City’s subway system, a transit official said, hours after Mayor Bill de Blasio called on the company to…
NY lawmaker who lied to FBI gets house arrest after cancer diagnosis
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A once-powerful New York state senator convicted for lying to FBI agents in a public corruption investigation, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, was sentenced on Tuesday to six months of house arrest.
Family of man found dead in Texas jail say officers used excessive force
DALLAS (Reuters) – The family of a Texas man whose death at the Arlington, Texas city jail prompted the indictment of two detention officers said on Tuesday that police used excessive force to restrain him and called for a review of jail safety standar…
Black U.S. leaders call for Abolition Day holiday
(Reuters) – A group of black U.S. lawmakers and other prominent figures on Tuesday called on the federal government to declare a national holiday to mark Abolition Day, the official end to the nation’s use of slavery.
