The North Face founder, Douglas Tompkins, dies in Chile kayak accident
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – U.S. environmentalist and businessman Douglas Tompkins, the founder of outdoor clothing and equipment company The North Face, died on Tuesday during a kayaking trip in Chile, local health officials said. He was 72.
Police investigating possible hate crime at North Dakota restaurant
(Reuters) – A Somali restaurant in northeast North Dakota, which was hit with graffiti last week telling the owner to “go home,” caught fire on Tuesday, prompting authorities to investigate the incidents as possible hate crimes.
Connecticut lawmakers chop $350 million from budget, cut business taxes
(Reuters) – Connecticut lawmakers cut $350 million from the state budget to close a widening deficit on Tuesday and reduced corporate taxes to thwart criticism that the state is unfriendly to business.
FBI to expand data on violent police encounters: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation plans to sharply expand the information it gathers on violent police encounters in the United States, the Washington Post quoted a senior FBI official as saying on Tuesday.
Puerto Rico risks creditor ire by hijacking money earmarked for bond payments
(This December 6 story was corrected to fix paragraph 11 to show Christmas bonuses are a legal, not constitutional, requirement in Puerto Rico)
Cuba returns U.S. fugitive in sign of renewed diplomacy
MIAMI (Reuters) – An American man wanted on firearms charges was brought back from Cuba on Tuesday, marking the first fugitive returned since the two nations restored diplomatic ties this year, the U.S. Marshals Service said.
FBI looking into $28,500 deposit in California shooters’ account: source
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Syed Rizwan Farook recently took out a $28,500 loan from an online lender, a source said on Tuesday, before he and his wife killed 14 of his co-workers at a holiday party in San Bernardino, California.
Arizona man accused of killing ex-girlfriend with hammer, knife
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A Phoenix man has been arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder after authorities said he lured his ex-girlfriend to his bedroom with the promise of a gift and attacked her with a roofing hammer and knife, court documents showed…
Chicago police commander on trial for putting gun in suspect’s mouth
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago police commander who had been praised for his crime fighting in some of the city’s roughest neighborhoods “crossed the line” into criminal conduct when he put a gun in a suspect’s mouth, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.
N.Y. politician extorted businesses to pay son: prosecutor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos used his official position to cajole companies into giving his son Adam consulting payments, a “no-show” job and a check all worth about $300,000 in exchange for his politica…
