Family of neglected Washington state inmate settles claim for $4 million
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The family of a mentally ill Washington state man who died of dehydration and malnutrition after officers placed him in a jail cell without running water has reached a $4 million settlement agreement with authorities, a sheriff said…
Prove you are a Muslim, get into Brooklyn comedy club for free
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Donald Trump may want to block all Muslims from entering the United States, but a Brooklyn comedy club is welcoming them into its shows free of charge.
Ex-deputy acquitted on charge related to injury of Georgia child in raid
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former sheriff’s deputy involved in a Georgia drug raid that left a toddler badly burned from a flash-bang grenade was acquitted on Friday on charges of providing false information for a search warrant, a spokesman for U.S. prosec…
Executive convicted of fraud tied to Florida resort Ponzi scheme
(Reuters) – The former chief executive of a Florida-based resort company was found guilty on Friday on charges including bank fraud in connection with what authorities said was a $300 million real estate Ponzi scheme.
U.S. court tosses Franklin’s appeal of Stockton bankruptcy plan
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A U.S. court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by a holdout creditor over the plan that enabled the city of Stockton, California, to exit bankruptcy.
Milwaukee gun store settles with two police officers: local media
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Milwaukee gun store will pay $1 million to settle a case with two police officers who were shot with a handgun that it allowed to be acquired illegally in 2009, issuing a rare legal defeat for the gun industry, local media repor…
Dallas prosecutor faces lawsuit seeking ouster for erratic behavior
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Texas prosecutor took over a citizen’s lawsuit on Friday that seeks to remove Dallas County District Attorney Susan Hawk from office over allegations of incompetence and erratic behavior caused by mental illness and drug abuse.
Minnesota man accused of threatening FBI agents after friend’s arrest
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – A Minnesota man was arrested on Friday on charges that he threatened federal agents and a judge this week after a friend was taken into custody and accused of conspiring to join Islamic State militants, prosecutors said.
U.S. court dismisses Franklin’s appeal of Stockton bankruptcy plan
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel dismissed on Friday an appeal of the confirmation plan that enabled the city of Stockton, California, to exit municipal bankruptcy.
Arkansas man had wanted to launch killing spree: police
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – An Arkansas man wanted to go on a killing spree when he drove onto a university campus with a pickup truck hauling propane tanks and armed with a shotgun, police said on Friday.
