New Jersey town first in U.S. to use Uber to curb drunken driving
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey town on track for a record-breaking number of drunken driving cases has become the first U.S. municipality to partner with ride service app Uber [UBER.UL] to keep inebriated residents from getting behind the wheel.
New Mexico’s secretary of state pleads guilty to embezzlement
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – New Mexico’s Republican Secretary of State Dianna Duran pleaded guilty on Friday to two felony counts of embezzlement, local media reported, a day after resigning amid fraud and misconduct charges over alleged misuse of ca…
U.S. detention hearing delayed for ex-Anglo Irish Bank CEO
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge delayed on Friday a hearing on whether to hold the former head of Anglo Irish Bank in jail as the court mulls whether to send him back to Ireland where he faces criminal charges related to the bank’s collapse.
Court rules against American citizen held by U.S. agents in Africa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out a lawsuit by an American citizen who says he was mistreated when detained by U.S. officials for four months in three different African countries.
Freight train derails in New Mexico, no injuries reported
(Reuters) – A freight train derailed east of Gallup, New Mexico, on Friday but no one was injured and there was no danger of any hazardous materials contamination, police said.
Former Subway pitchman makes $1 million in payments to victims
(Reuters) – Former Subway sandwich chain pitchman Jared Fogle has paid 10 victims restitution totaling $1 million as part of his guilty plea to charges of child pornography and traveling for illicit paid sex with minors, an assistant U.S. attorney said…
Texas under flood watch as Hurricane Patricia to boost rain fall
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The National Weather Service placed large parts of Texas that are home to more than 10 million people under a flash flood watch on Friday as storms were expected to drop as much as 15 inches of rain in some spots through the w…
Protester disrupts Pakistan prime minister’s speech in Washington
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A protester disrupted a speech by Pakistan’s President Nawaz Sharif at a Washington think tank on Friday, shouting slogans in support of freedom for the Pakistani province of Baluchistan.
Fox News analyst pleads not guilty to CIA fraud charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Fox News guest terrorism analyst pleaded not guilty on Friday to U.S. charges that he falsely claimed to have been a CIA agent for decades, federal prosecutors said.
New Jersey Senate overrides Christie veto of gun control bill
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New Jersey Senate voted to override Governor Chris Christie’s veto of a gun control bill on Thursday, marking the first time either chamber of the legislature has overturned one of his vetoes since he took office in 2010.
