Judge narrows Bacon-Nygård defamation case tied to Bahamas fire
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York judge has narrowed the scope of a $100 million defamation lawsuit filed by billionaire hedge fund manager Louis Bacon against Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygård, part of a bitter dispute over neighboring properties they own in the Bahamas.
Search for missing teens off Florida coast to be suspended
TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard plans to suspend its search for two 14-year-old boys from South Florida at sunset on Friday, a week after they disappeared while on a fishing trip off the state’s Atlantic Ocean coast.
Puerto Rico nears default as debt restructuring beckons
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico on Friday planned to cover a payment due on debt owed by its development bank, a source familiar with the matter said, but the U.S. territory may still be short of the funds needed to pay all of the obligations due on S…
St. Louis justice system biased against black children, U.S. probe finds
(Reuters) – The family court system in St. Louis, Missouri, has racially discriminated against black juveniles, denying children their constitutional rights as they navigate court proceedings, a nearly two-year-long federal investigation has found.
U.S. court puts National Collegiate Athletic Association injunction on hold
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court put on hold a ruling that ordered the National Collegiate Athletic Association to allow universities to offer student athletes a limited share of revenue.
Fort Worth police officer fatally shoots suspect said to be armed
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Fort Worth, Texas, police officer on bicycle patrol has been placed on mandatory administrative leave after fatally shooting a man brandishing a pistol on Friday morning, police said.
U.S. Marines declare initial F-35 squadron ready for combat: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Marine Corps Commandant General Joseph Dunford has declared an initial squadron of 10 Lockheed Martin Corp F-35B fighter jets ready for combat, sources familiar with the decision said on Friday.
Growing California wildfire destroys homes, forces hundreds to flee
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A rapidly growing wildfire burned largely unchecked in Northern California’s ranch country on Friday after destroying three homes and forcing hundreds of people to flee.
Argentine executive to appear in U.S. court in FIFA case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The former chairman of an Argentina-based sports marketing business who was among 14 people indicted in a federal corruption case involving the soccer world’s governing body, FIFA, is expected to appear in U.S. court on Friday.
Pennsylvania man accused of escaping jail, killing friend captured
(Reuters) – A 38-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of escaping from jail and then killing a woman in her nearby home has been captured, state police said on Friday.
