Ex-House Speaker Hastert pleads guilty in hush-money case
(Reuters) – Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a federal financial crime in a hush-money case stemming from allegations of sexual misconduct, marking the dramatic downfall of a once powerful politician.
Pennsylvania ruling may allow new Sandusky case to proceed
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania judge ruled on Wednesday that a man who says Jerry Sandusky molested him in 1988 is not barred by the statute of limitations from pursuing a private criminal complaint against the jailed former Penn State assi…
SAC’s Martoma seeks reversal of U.S. insider trading conviction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court wrestled on Wednesday with whether a recent appellate ruling that limited the scope of insider trading laws meant that the 2014 conviction of former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager Mathew Martoma should …
‘Warlock’ slapped with restraining order in new Salem witch trial
SALEM, Mass. (Reuters) – A judge in Salem, Massachusetts, on Wednesday granted a self-proclaimed witch’s request for a restraining order to keep a self-proclaimed warlock and business rival from harassing her.
Oklahoma judge rules man competent to stand trial for beheading
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A man charged with first-degree murder in the beheading of a woman at an Oklahoma City-area food-processing plant is competent to stand trial, an Oklahoma judge ruled on Wednesday.
Boy shot while family poses with illegal guns in Tennessee home
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – Police on Wednesday investigated how a boy was shot in the face while his family posed for photos with illegal firearms in their southeastern Tennessee home.
Video shows student flip California principal in school brawl
(Reuters) – Three teenage California boys were arrested after a high school brawl caught on video during which the school’s principal was flipped to the ground by one of the youths, authorities said on Wednesday.
Pennsylvania schools taking out more loans amid state budget impasse
HARRISBURG, Penn. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania school districts have had to take out more loans to survive the state’s budget impasse, with total borrowing now at $431 million, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said on Wednesday.
Violent South Carolina arrest prompts concerns over school police
(Reuters) – The violent arrest of a black female student by a white police officer at a South Carolina high school has reignited concerns that the proliferation of cops in U.S. schools can criminalize behavior once handled more quietly by school offici…
Greater pay transparency seen as bridging U.S. gender wage gap
NEW YORK (Reuters) – American actress Jennifer Lawrence reignited a national debate on equal pay this month when she criticized Hollywood’s gender wage gap after learning she was paid millions less than her male co-stars in the 2013 film “American Hust…
