Jury convicts Connecticut man accused of running Ponzi scheme as teen
(Reuters) – A Connecticut man was found guilty on Wednesday on charges he ran a Ponzi scheme while he was a teenager in which he falsely promised high investment returns by reselling electronics online and promoting concerts.
Four men held in connection with shooting of Minnesota demonstrators
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Four men were being held on Wednesday by Minneapolis police as prosecutors weighed charges against them in connection with the shooting this week of five people protesting the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man.
Chicago calm a day after release of video of police shooting teenager
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chicago was calm on Wednesday, a day after the release of a graphic video showing the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white policeman charged with murder, a peaceful response compared with outbursts of violence in Baltimore …
Man pleads guilty to stealing human brains from Indiana medical museum
(Reuters) – A 23-year-old Indiana man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to breaking into a medical museum and stealing preserved human brains and other tissue that he then sold online, authorities said.
U.S. military fighter jet crashes in New Mexico, pilot safe
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force fighter jet crashed in New Mexico during a routine training mission on Wednesday but the pilot was able to eject safely, military officials said.
Former boxing champ shot to death during robbery in Atlanta
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Former cruiserweight boxing champion O’Neil “Supernova” Bell was shot to death during a robbery as he exited a public transit bus in Atlanta early on Wednesday, police said.
Gun that killed California muralist was stolen from U.S. agent: report
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The handgun used in the slaying of a California artist killed while painting a mural in the city of Oakland had been stolen from the car of a federal immigration agent, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Wednesday.
Ohio woman fined for damaging county office with glitter, ‘silly string’
(Reuters) – A woman who worked as a county government clerk in Ohio was fined $1,000 and given a nine-month suspended sentence for trashing a former supervisor’s office cubicle with glitter, toilet tissue and “silly string,” officials said on Wednesday…
Sumner Redstone’s lawyer denies claims challenging his competence
(Reuters) – A lawyer for Sumner Redstone denied claims made by his ex-girlfriend in a lawsuit that the executive chairman of Viacom Inc and CBS Corp was mentally impaired and unable to make decisions.
Obama tells Americans homeland is safe as millions set off on Thanksgiving travel
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sought to reassure Americans they are safe as millions of people traveled on Wednesday for the Thanksgiving holiday, with security heightened at airports, New York City’s parade festivities and oth…
