Ex-U.N. diplomat in bribe case likely faces more charges: U.S. prosecutor
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former United Nations General Assembly president accused of being part of a bribery scheme would likely face additional charges, a U.S. prosecutor said on Monday, hours before the diplomat was released from jail.
Ex-NBA player Rice shot at Atlanta restaurant owned by rapper
(Reuters) – Former NBA player Glen Rice Jr. was shot in the leg during a fight at a restaurant in downtown Atlanta owned by rapper T.I. on Sunday night and was later charged with reckless conduct and possession of marijuana, police said on Monday.
Oklahoma woman charged with plowing into crowd had mental illness: lawyer
STILLWATER, Okla. (Reuters) – A woman suspected of killing three adults and a toddler and injuring almost 50 people by ramming her car into Oklahoma State University’s homecoming parade has a history of mental illness, her father and attorney said on Monday.
Three convicted by NY jury over Russian export conspiracy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal jury in Brooklyn, New York on Monday convicted three former employees of a Houston-based company over their roles in a scheme to illegally export microelectronics to the Russian military, U.S. prosecutors said.
Baltimore police begin testing body cameras
BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore’s police department on Monday began testing body cameras on its officers, six months after the death of a black man in custody sparked the worst rioting the city has seen in a half century.
Boy, 13, dies after being shot in head on Washington state base
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A 13-year-old boy has died after being shot in the head while he, his brother and a friend played with a loaded handgun on a U.S. military base in Washington state last week, police said on Monday.
Mexican drug cartel members convicted of kidnapping South Carolina man
(Reuters) – A federal jury has convicted two men connected to a Mexican drug cartel for the armed kidnapping of a South Carolina man whose father owed the cartel money, a U.S. prosecutor said on Monday.
Massachusetts’ Wellesley College gets anonymous $50 million donation
BOSTON (Reuters) – Wellesley College said on Monday it had received a $50 million donation from two alumnae who wished to remain anonymous, the largest such gift ever made to one of the United States’ oldest all-women’s colleges.
Nearly 200 sickened by Shigella outbreak in San Francisco area: officials
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Nearly 200 people in the San Francisco area have been sickened by an intestinal disease caused by the highly contagious Shigella bacteria since an outbreak began at a Mexican seafood restaurant 10 days ago, health officials sa…
Maine groups team up on ballot measure to make marijuana legal
BOSTON/SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Two groups that had backed competing ballot initiatives to make recreational use of marijuana legal in Maine agreed on Monday to join forces on one measure to put before voters in 2016.
