Man forced out of disco hits two police with car, is shot by officers
DALLAS (Reuters) – A man ejected from a Dallas nightclub at the weekend was shot by police after hitting two off-duty officers in uniform with his sport-utility vehicle, seriously injuring one, police said on Monday.
N.Y. man accused in ‘Goodfellas’ heist is victim of lies: defense
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An accused octogenarian mobster charged in an infamous 1978 airport heist memorialized in the film “Goodfellas” is the victim of lies “bought and paid for” by federal authorities, a defense lawyer told New York jurors on Monday.
Spain’s Mango to shut 450 U.S. sales outlets
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish fashion chain Mango will close 450 sales outlets in the United States early next year after ending a five-year deal to display its clothing lines at department store J.C. Penney , a spokesman said.
Bail set at $1 million for Louisiana marshals charged in boy’s death
MARKSVILLE, La. (Reuters) – Two Louisiana marshals charged in a shooting that left a 6-year-old boy dead and his father injured will be required to surrender their service firearms and badges if they are able to post $1 million in bail ordered by a jud…
Volkswagen offers U.S. diesel owners $1,000 in credit cards
DETROIT (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG will offer credit cards worth $1,000, of which half is to be spent at VW and Audi dealerships, to U.S. owners of certain diesel models that do not comply with government emissions standards, VW’s U.S. subsidiary said o…
Ohio pay-to-stay prisons saddle poor inmates with debt: ACLU
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio’s prison system pushes low-income offenders deeper into poverty by charging fees for their jail time, saddling inmates with debts as high as $35,000, according to a report released on Monday by the American Civil Liberties Un…
Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Alaska’s Aleutian Islands: USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit near Alaska’s Atka Island, part of the state’s chain of Aleutian Islands, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Monday.
One dead, two wounded in shooting at Manhattan’s Penn Station
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 43-year-old man was killed and two men, aged 45 and 48, were wounded in a shooting early Monday at an entrance to New York City’s Penn Station transportation hub in Manhattan, police said.
Carson endorses statehood for Puerto Rico at island rally
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson endorsed U.S. statehood for Puerto Rico on Sunday, citing its “very strategic” location for military defense. 
U.S. Supreme Court rejects cellphone search warrant case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a test case on privacy in the digital age on Monday, declining to decide whether police need to obtain search warrants to examine cellphone location information held by wireless carriers.
