Ex-U.S. tennis star James Blake slammed to ground as victim of mistaken identity: report
(Reuters) – Former tennis star James Blake was slammed to the ground, handcuffed and detained for about 15 minutes in New York City on Wednesday before police realized they had the wrong man in an identity theft ring, New York’s Daily News reported.
Philadelphia woman admits to locking up disabled people in fraud
(Reuters) – A Philadelphia woman pleaded guilty and agreed to accept a life sentence on Wednesday for a fraud scheme in which she locked mentally disabled people in closets, attics and basements and took their Social Security and disability benefits, o…
U.S. judge rules Republicans can pursue Obamacare lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge said on Wednesday congressional Republicans could move forward with parts of a lawsuit that alleges executive overreach by President Barack Obama’s administration in implementing his signature healthcare law.
Trump security guards assaulted protesters on NY sidewalk, lawsuit claims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Five people are suing Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump claiming his private security team assaulted them on a Manhattan sidewalk as they protested outside Trump’s office, according to a filing on Wednesday in New York…
Arkansas to resume executions in October after 10-year hiatus
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Reuters) – Arkansas on Wednesday set execution dates for eight convicted murderers starting in October and running until January as the state moved to carry out its first death sentences in a decade
Washington state officers will not face criminal charges in Mexican farmworker’s slaying: lawyer
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Three police officers in Washington state will not face criminal charges in the February shooting death of an unarmed Mexican farmworker who threw rocks at them before fleeing arrest, a lawyer representing the victim’s family said o…
N.J. man charged in $3.5 million fraud, impersonating Mets partner
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The head of a New Jersey equipment leasing company was arrested on Wednesday and accused of impersonating the New York Mets chief operating officer and co-owner as part of a $3.5 million fraud.
U.S. railroads warn of system disruptions over safety deadline
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Major U.S. and Canadian railroads stepped up pressure on Congress to extend a Dec. 31 deadline for new safety technology on Wednesday, warning that failure to act would lead to crippling disruptions across the national freight an…
N.Y. state sued over inmate’s death, allegedly beaten by guards
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The wife of a New York state prison inmate who died after a confrontation with guards in April filed a civil rights lawsuit against the state on Wednesday amid continuing investigations by authorities into his death.
Missing Connecticut man believed son wanted to frame him: prosecutors
MILFORD, Conn. (Reuters) – A Connecticut man who has been missing for more than a month sent a message to his adult son the day he was last seen saying that he believed he was being framed for his wife’s murder, according to court papers.
