Ex-U.S. agent gets over six years for bitcoin theft in Silk Road probe
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A former U.S. federal agent was sentenced to 78 months in prison on Monday for stealing bitcoins during the government’s investigation of Silk Road and for secretly soliciting payment from the operator of the online black mark…
Volkswagen diesel owners in U.S. face lost value and limbo
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – As the resale value of their diesel cars drops, U.S. Volkswagen owners are stuck, unwilling to sell their polluting vehicles at a loss but lacking information on what fixes may be in store.
Manhunt under way for gunman in Florida ‘Zombicon’ fest
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Police were searching Monday for a man who opened fire at a Florida weekend event celebrating zombie pop culture, killing one person, injuring six others and sending thousands of attendees scrambling for cover, according to a po…
U.S. announces task force to develop drone registry
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration said on Monday that it would require drone owners to register their unmanned aircraft as part of an effort to curtail rogue drone flights that pose a danger to commercial aircraft and crowded public venue…
Alabama offers limited driver’s license services in rural areas
(Reuters) – Alabama will restore services in rural driver’s license offices for at least one day a month, backing off an earlier decision to close them altogether for budgetary reasons after the action caused a backlash, state officials told Reuters on…
Ex-Kansas attorney general sues to regain suspended law license
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (Reuters) – Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state Supreme Court’s decision to suspend his law license after finding that he violated 11 rules of professional conduct in prosecutin…
DraftKings: Employee who won $350,000 did not use inside info
NEW YORK (Reuters) – DraftKings said on Monday that an independent investigation found that an employee who won $350,000 on rival fantasy sports website FanDuel did not use nonpublic information to pick his team’s lineup.
U.S. appeals court upholds core of N.Y., Connecticut gun laws
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday upheld parts of New York and Connecticut gun control laws banning semiautomatic assault rifles and large-capacity magazines, ruling the measures passed after a 2012 school massacre did not violate …
Accused mobster, 80, pulled off ‘Goodfellas’ heist: U.S. prosecutors
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An alleged top member of New York’s Bonanno crime family went on trial on Monday for what federal prosecutors said was his role in the famous 1978 airport heist that inspired the mob movie “Goodfellas.”
Texas defunds Planned Parenthood clinics, but Louisiana ordered to pay
DALLAS/NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – Texas on Monday barred Planned Parenthood from receiving state Medicaid money, the latest setback for the women’s healthcare provider since it became embroiled in controversy over undercover videos about its handling of f…
