‘Deflategate’ judge to rule soon after Brady, NFL talks fail
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The National Football League and its players union failed to reach a settlement in their dispute over New England quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game “Deflategate” suspension despite weeks of talks, leaving a federal judge to resolve…
Ohio ex-attorney charged with hypnotizing, sexually abusing female clients
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A former Ohio attorney arrested on charges of hypnotizing and sexually abusing a number of his female clients has been released on $300,000 bond, a defense attorney said on Monday.
Russian official pleads guilty over ‘corrupt’ payments: Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian official who lives in Maryland pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiracy to commit money laundering after arranging $2 million in “corrupt” payments related to Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation, the U.S. Just…
Bartender finds $20 bill, wins $1 million California lottery with it
(Reuters) – A Bay Area man who found a $20 bill on a street outside San Francisco International Airport used it to play the California lottery and won $1 million, a lottery spokesman said on Monday.
Michigan woman pleads not guilty of murder of newborn sealed in plastic
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Michigan woman pleaded not guilty on Monday at her arraignment on charges of first degree murder in the death of her newborn son, who was found sealed in a plastic bag and stored in a tote near her desk in March.
Fans welcome return of Blue Bell ice cream to Texas, Alabama
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Fans of Blue Bell ice cream celebrated the return of the popular brand on Monday in parts of Texas and Alabama, four months after it was withdrawn from the market after being linked to cases of Listeria, three of them fatal.
Milwaukee mayor wants to outfit all patrol officers with body cameras
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Milwaukee may soon become one of the largest cities in the United States to outfit all of its patrol officers with body cameras under a proposal by Mayor Tom Barrett.
Obama to test wilderness skills on Bear Grylls TV show
NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will test his wilderness survival skills with an appearance on the television show “Running Wild” in an Alaska adventure that will air later this year, the network NBC said on Monday.
Obama changing name of Alaska’s Mount McKinley to Denali
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday will officially restore Denali as the name of North America’s tallest mountain, siding with the state of Alaska in ending a 40-year battle over what to call a peak that has been known as Mount McK…
Investigators probe baseball fan’s death from fall at Atlanta game
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A 60-year-old man who plummeted to his death from the upper deck of the Atlanta Braves’ baseball stadium on Saturday died of blunt force trauma, a medical investigator said Monday, but the cause of his fall has not been determined.
