Bill Cosby’s wife must testify in civil case against him, judge rules
(Reuters) – In the same week that comedian Bill Cosby was arrested on sexual assault charges, his wife, Camille Cosby, learned she must testify in a civil case against the entertainer filed by seven women who said he defamed them, court documents said….
Las Vegas police say suspect killed as phone mistaken for gun
(Reuters) – Las Vegas police are investigating the killing of a wanted man who was shot dead earlier this week by two officers who mistook his cellphone for a gun, authorities said on Saturday.
Dale Bumpers, former Arkansas governor and U.S. senator, dead at 90
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Dale Bumpers, the small-town lawyer who served Arkansas as governor and in the U.S. Senate and delivered a stirring speech during Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial that helped save his presidency, died at home on Friday at …
Southern states brace for surging Mississippi River flooding
(Reuters) – Residents of southern states along the Mississippi River are bracing for the flooding that has swamped communities from the Ohio River Valley to eastern Oklahoma over the last week, causing thousands of evacuations and killing at least 31 p…
Oxley, co-author of landmark U.S. anti-fraud law, dies at 71
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Mike Oxley, a 12-term Republican congressman from Ohio who co-sponsored a landmark 2002 law to fight corporate fraud, died on Friday at the age of 71, officials said.
New York asks fantasy sports sites to give money back in amended lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Thursday filed an amended lawsuit against DraftKings and FanDuel asking the daily fantasy sports companies to give back all the money they made in New York State.
Southern states face floods as Midwest rivers recede
(Reuters) – Residents of Southern states along the Mississippi River are bracing for the flooding that has swamped communities in Illinois and Missouri over the last week, causing thousands of evacuations and killing at least 29 people.
Oxley, co-sponsor of landmark U.S. anti-fraud legislation, dies at 71
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Mike Oxley, a 12-term Republican congressman from Ohio who co-sponsored the landmark Sarbanes-Oxley Act, died on Friday at the age of 71, officials said.
New year brings minimum wage hikes for Americans in 14 states
CHICAGO (Reuters) – As the United States marks more than six years without an increase in the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, 14 states and several cities are moving forward with their own increases, with most set to start taking effect on Frida…
Obama, frustrated by Congress, plans unilateral gun control steps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, frustrated by Congress’ inaction on gun control, will meet with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to discuss ways of reducing gun violence unilaterally through measures that do not require cong…
