Fantasy sports sites sue to keep doors open in NY
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Top daily fantasy sports companies DraftKings and FanDuel filed lawsuits on Friday to contest an order to shut down their online gaming operations in New York state, asking a state court to rule that the games are not illegal gambl…
Secret Service officer arrested in child sexting sting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Secret Service officer assigned to the White House was arrested this week after he sent naked pictures of himself to someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl, according to a criminal complaint.
Alabama to change voter registration system after U.S. probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Alabama has agreed to change its voter registration system after a federal investigation found it failed to comply with U.S. laws requiring state motor vehicle agencies to register eligible voters, the U.S. Justice Department sai…
Job applicant at Michigan sheriff’s office arrested on sex charges
(Reuters) – A 25-year-old man who applied for a job at a Michigan sheriff’s department was arrested after a background check revealed he was wanted in Kentucky on sexual assault charges, officials said on Friday.
Captured inmate pleads guilty in daring New York prison escape
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Reuters) – A convicted killer on Friday pleaded guilty to escape charges for using hacksaw blades hidden in frozen hamburger to break out of an upstate New York prison, triggering a massive three-week manhunt.
Target co-founder Bruce Dayton dies at 97
(Reuters) – Bruce Dayton, co-founder of Target Corp, died on Friday in Orono, Minnesota, the state’s governor’s office said.
Trump’s rant against Carson goes viral on social media
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rant against fellow contender Ben Carson on Thursday, in which he said Carson had a “pathological” temper as a young man, quickly became a lively topic on social media on Friday.
Texas man committed suicide using venomous snake, authorities say
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The death of an 18-year-old man, found unresponsive in his vehicle in an Austin parking lot in July with an empty snake container, has been ruled a suicide committed using his venomous pet cobra, a county judge’s office and a …
Ben Carson West Point controversy divides Republicans: Reuters/Ipsos poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson was viewed less favorably by a significant portion of Republicans after his claim to have been offered a scholarship to West Point was disputed, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Carson’s comeback to Trump’s insults: ‘Pray for him’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. presidential candidate Ben Carson recommended praying for rival Donald Trump after the real-estate mogul and television personality, in a 95-minute rant in Iowa, likened him to a child molester, Carson’s business manager sai…
