Texas attorney general’s lawyers ask judge to toss fraud charges
DALLAS (Reuters) – Lawyers for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton have asked a state judge to dismiss a felony securities fraud indictment that threatens his political career, arguing in court filings that the grand jury investigation was flawed.
Connecticut man charged with murdering parents in dispute over will
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man was formally charged on Tuesday with murdering his parents, three months after they disappeared and days after their dismembered bodies were found buried in a suburban backyard not far from where they onc…
Regulators point to fuel supply line problem in Florida plane fire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal regulators looking for the cause of a fire aboard a jet that was taxiing at a Florida airport last week said on Tuesday they had found that the plane’s main fuel supply line coupling assembly had disconnected.
Missouri scheduled to execute man for 1994 triple murder
(Reuters) – Missouri on Tuesday plans to execute a man who murdered three people in the robbery of a convenience store in 1994.
Tennessee ex-teacher gets 21 years for trying to kill wife
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – A former Memphis-area high school German and history teacher was sentenced to 21 years in prison for attempted first-degree murder in the beating of his wife, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Three-quarters of U.S. OPM hack victims still in dark
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fewer than a quarter of 21 million federal workers hit by a major computer hack have been officially told that their personal information was compromised, six months after the breach was detected, a U.S. government official said …
Fenway Partners, four executives, to pay $10.2 million for disclosure lapses: SEC
(Reuters) – New York-based Fenway Partners LLC and four executives will pay a total of more than $10.2 million to settle charges that they failed to tell investors about payments to employees by one of its private equity fund companies, U.S. securities…
Police arrest California university football player over shooting threat
(Reuters) – Authorities have arrested a freshman football player at a California university after he allegedly used social media to threaten gunfire on campus, the latest incident involving a student making violent threats on the smartphone “app” Yik Y…
U.S. and Japan’s Takata settle over air bags: Nikkei
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Transportation and Takata Corp have settled a probe related to defective air bags, and the company will pay $70 million to regulators and car owners, Japan’s Nikkei financial newspaper reported, citing a source.
Accuser of NHL’s Kane no longer wants to cooperate in rape probe
(Reuters) – A woman who accused Chicago Blackhawks star Patrick Kane of rape has told prosecutors that she no longer wants to cooperate in the investigation, five sources with knowledge of the case told The Buffalo News.
