U.S. court upholds racketeering conviction against Hollywood investigator
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court upheld several convictions against Anthony Pellicano over illegal wiretaps, including racketeering, while reversing a conviction for aiding and abetting computer fraud.
U.S. appeals court rules against New Jersey sports betting law
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday ruled against a New Jersey law authorizing sports gambling in the state, upholding a lower court ruling that voided the state’s repeal of some prohibitions against sports gambling.
U.S. court rejects Republican challenge to SEC pay-to-play rule
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court handed the Securities and Exchange Commission a victory on Tuesday by dismissing a challenge from two state Republican parties to the regulator’s pay-to-play rule for investment advisers.
Osram Sylvania recalls LED lamps amid reports of overheating
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Osram Sylvania Inc is recalling about 55,000 T8 LED lamps after receiving 34 reports of overheating and melting, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday.
Florida State football star acquitted of battery, reinstated to team
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – A star running back for Florida State University’s football squad may return to the field on Tuesday, one day after he was acquitted of a misdemeanor battery charge that he punched a young woman in the mouth outside a bar….
Boston bombing juror would have voted for life, not death: media
BOSTON (Reuters) – One of the 12 jurors who voted to sentence Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death would have opted for life had he known that one of the victims’ families wanted the defendant spared, he told Boston’s WBUR radio.
Katrina’s unclaimed dead conjure memories of her ravages
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A decade after one of the most deadly storms in U.S history, Hurricane Katrina’s forgotten victims lie in 83 caskets entombed in black granite mausoleums behind the gothic gates of a New Orleans cemetery. Their visitors are most…
Obama aims to boost homeowner renewable energy use
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday expanded his push for greater renewable energy adoption, announcing fresh financial incentives for solar power development and use.
Ashley Madison, parent company sued in U.S. over data breach
(Reuters) – Infidelity website Ashley Madison and its parent company have been sued in federal court in California by a man who claims that the companies failed to adequately protect clients’ personal and financial information from theft, saying he suf…
Contract for new U.S. long-range bomber due soon: Air Force secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah James on Monday said a contract for a new long-range bomber would be awarded soon, and the project would not be considered a “new start” program that could be halted if Congress fails to pass a bu…
