Plea deal spares NY Amish girls from testifying in kidnap, sex abuse case
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Reuters) – A New York state man pleaded guilty on Friday to state charges of kidnapping in the abduction of two young Amish sisters from their roadside farm stand, in what appears to be the last in a series of plea deals in the sexual e…
New Jersey company to pay $17.1 million fine to settle bribery charges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Louis Berger International Inc, a New-Jersey-based construction management company, will pay a $17.1 million criminal fine to resolve charges that it bribed officials to win government contracts abroad, the U.S. Justice Departmen…
Trump Taj Mahal casino workers authorize strike in Atlantic City
(Reuters) – Employees at the Trump Taj Mahal casino, in New Jersey’s struggling gambling hub Atlantic City, have voted to authorize a strike over sharp cuts in pay, benefits and other issues, their union said on Friday.
‘Minions’ teddy breaks Colorado girl’s fall from third floor window
DENVER (Reuters) – A stuffed teddy bear from the hit animated movie “Minions” is credited with breaking the fall of a 5-year-old Colorado girl who suffered only minor injuries after tumbling from a third-story apartment window, police said on Friday.
Exclusive: Uber, Lyft face disability access questions from Massachusetts
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The Massachusetts attorney general’s office is examining how Uber and Lyft ensure equal access for people with disabilities, a spokeswoman for the attorney general told Reuters, adding to numerous other business issues facing …
Ex-U.S. Representative Grimm gets prison time for tax evasion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Michael Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison for felony tax evasion in Brooklyn federal court on Friday, seven months after he pleaded guilty and resigned from Congress.
San Francisco deputies union files complaint over immigration: newspaper
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The union representing San Francisco sheriff’s deputies has filed a complaint against the Sheriff’s Department in the wake of a shooting that sparked debate over illegal immigration, the San Francisco Chronicle reported on Fri…
Requiring condom use in porn films gets enough signatures for California vote
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A campaign to require condom use in pornographic film productions in California has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before state voters in 2016, organizers said.
Detroit mother gets life in prison over children found in freezer
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Detroit woman convicted of killing her two children, whose bodies were discovered in a freezer during an eviction, was sentenced on Friday to life in prison without parole.
Google self-driving car was rear-ended early July, causing injuries
DETROIT (Reuters) – One of Google Inc’s self-driving cars was involved in an accident early in July, in which three employees were injured when a vehicle equipped with Google technology was rear-ended by another vehicle, the company said.
