Did Pentagon employees try to expense strip club, casino bills?
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon’s Inspector General is investigating whether U.S. military personnel tried to get the U.S. government to pay them back for bills they racked up at casinos and strip clubs, using official travel charge cards.
U.S. court hears arguments on Texas death row inmate’s mental competency
DALLAS (Reuters) – Lawyers for a Texas death row inmate told an appeals court on Wednesday that their schizophrenic client was too delusional to be put to death and they requested funds for experts to determine the state of his mental health.
Lawyer for accuser of NHL’s Kane sees possible evidence tampering
(Reuters) – The attorney for a woman accusing NHL star Patrick Kane of sexual assault said on Wednesday an evidence bag that once contained the case’s rape kit was delivered anonymously to the home of the accuser’s mother.
Clinton plan to cut health costs includes tax credits, more sick visits
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveiled a plan on Wednesday to lower out-of-pocket health costs, including expanded coverage of sick visits to the doctor and tax credits for those with substantial medical…
Oregon court upholds civil rights of transgender bar customers
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A Portland bar owner violated Oregon’s civil rights laws by denying service to a group of transgender and gay customers whose presence he said would damage his business, a state appeals court ruled on Wednesday.
Judge rejects latest stay request from Kentucky clerk Davis
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday denied Kim Davis a stay of his order requiring her office to issue marriage licenses to all eligible couples who want one, the latest setback for the Kentucky county clerk who went to jail rather…
Prison jumpsuit with ‘Whitey’ Bulger signature gets $25,000 bid
BOSTON (Reuters) – A jumpsuit allegedly worn by notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger during his time in a Massachusetts prison has drawn bids as high as $25,000 at auction, even though authorities believe the uniform is a fake.
Chicago man arrested, charged in connection with Bali suitcase murder
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago man was arrested on Wednesday for his long-distance role in the August 2014 murder of Chicago-area woman Sheila von Wiese-Mack, who was killed in Bali by her daughter’s boyfriend and stuffed into a suitcase, prosecutors sa…
Los Angeles police chief finds violations in rough arrest of black man
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Several Los Angeles police officers are facing possible disciplinary action, at least two for excessive use of force, after a probe into the violent arrest of a black man whose detention already has resulted in a charge against …
Family of Texas teen arrested over homemade clock retains lawyers
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The family of a Texas teenager who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school that was mistaken for a bomb has hired two Dallas attorneys to pursue his legal rights, a representative for the two said on Wednesday.
