U.S. appeals court vacates some convictions of former Illinois Governor Blagojevich
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday vacated five out of 18 criminal convictions against former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who is serving a 14-year sentence for attempted extortion from campaign contributors, wire fraud and other…
Bill Cosby seeks court sanctions against accuser over deposition leak
(Reuters) – Comedian Bill Cosby filed court papers on Tuesday calling for sanctions against a woman accusing him of sexual assault, saying she breached a confidentiality agreement and legal protocol in the public release of his full deposition from a 1…
U.S. charter school default rate up, but sector sound: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. charter schools are defaulting on bonds at a rate of 3.3 percent, a level higher than that recorded three years ago but still not one which should concern investors, according to the co-publisher of a report made available on …
Texas senator to release video in jail death case
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – A Texas lawmaker will release a trooper’s dashboard camera video on Tuesday that sheds light on the arrest of a Chicago-area woman who died three days later in jail, his spokesman said.
Man dies after police hogtie him at Mississippi concert
(Reuters) – The family of a Tennessee man are asking for state and federal help after police hogtied him during an arrest at a concert in Mississippi and he later died, the family’s attorney said Tuesday.
Some LaGuardia, JFK airport workers to strike starting Wednesday
(Reuters) – Some security workers and baggage handlers at New York’s John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports plan to strike starting on Wednesday night, their union said on Tuesday, potentially affecting travelers and airline operations.
Tennessee suspect’s family sees depression, shame behind rampage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez’s family believe deep depression and shame over an drunken driving charge may have led him to go on a rampage in which five U.S. servicemen died last week, a source close to the family said …
Silk Road drug dealer turned government witness gets 2-1/2 years in prison
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York computer consultant who appeared as a key government witness against the founder of the underground black market website Silk Road was sentenced on Tuesday to 2-1/2 years in prison.
U.S. attorney general looks to Connecticut town for police progress
EAST HAVEN, Conn. (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Tuesday met with residents of East Haven, Connecticut, saying she wanted to learn how the town’s efforts to reform its police department were progressing.
Planned Parenthood attacked in second video on fetal tissue use
(Reuters) – An anti-abortion group on Tuesday released a second video it said showed that Planned Parenthood sells aborted fetal tissue, repeating allegations raised last week in a video that quickly spurred government investigations.
