Former Philadelphia union boss gets 19 years prison for racketeering
(Reuters) – A former longtime boss of Philadelphia’s Ironworkers Union was sentenced to more than 19 years in prison on Monday after being convicted of racketeering conspiracy for waging a guerilla war against nonunion contractors.
Ex-Washington state NAACP leader Dolezal: ‘I would say I’m black’
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A civil rights activist who drew national attention for self-identifying as a black woman despite being the child of white parents, told magazine Vanity Fair she did not lie, but her critics are limited by their views of race: “I wo…
Former security official convicted in Iowa lottery fraud trial
DES MOINES (Reuters) – An Iowa jury on Monday convicted a former multi-state lottery association official of fraud in a case where prosecutors said he rigged a Hot Lotto game drawing to win a $14.3 million prize.
Former security official convicted in Iowa lottery fraud trial
DES MOINES (Reuters) – An Iowa jury on Monday convicted a former multi-state lottery association official of fraud in a case where prosecutors said he rigged a Hot Lotto game drawing to win a $14.3 million prize.
Massachusetts police in billboard campaign to identify dead girl
BOSTON (Reuters) – Police in Massachusetts on Monday launched a billboard campaign to try to identify a 4-year-old girl whose body, stuffed in a trash bag, was found by a woman walking her dog on the waterfront almost a month ago.
Massachusetts police in billboard campaign to identify dead girl
BOSTON (Reuters) – Police in Massachusetts on Monday launched a billboard campaign to try to identify a 4-year-old girl whose body, stuffed in a trash bag, was found by a woman walking her dog on the waterfront almost a month ago.
Papal pilgrims overwhelm Philadelphia transit ticket system
(Reuters) – Philadelphia’s transit system on Monday suspended sales of rail passes for Pope Francis’s upcoming visit to the city after visitors eager to snap up train tickets overwhelmed its online ordering system.
Bridge collapse closes key U.S. highway in California near Arizona
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A stretch of cross-country Interstate 10 will remain closed indefinitely in Southern California near the Arizona border after a bridge collapsed during a severe weekend storm, injuring a motorist, state transportation officials …
New York City has deadly weekend following violent crime drop
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York saw a spate of killings over the weekend, days after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a drop in fatal shootings and stabbings since the start of summer in some of the city’s high-crime neighborhoods.
Wisconsin Governor Walker signs 20-week abortion ban into law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, a Republican presidential hopeful, signed a bill into law on Monday banning abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy that makes no exceptions for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest.
