Texas attorney general indicted by grand jury on fraud charges: reports
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The attorney general of Texas has been indicted on securities fraud and other charges over an alleged scheme to mislead investors in a technology company, the New York Times and other media reported on Saturday.The three-count…
Verizon workers in U.S. East could strike on Sunday, union says
(Reuters) – Thousands of Verizon Communications Inc workers on the U.S. East Coast could strike on Sunday with no sign of an agreement as contract negotiations with unions went to the wire, a union spokeswoman said on Saturday.
Bobbi Kristina Brown funeral draws crowd of onlookers
ALPHARETTA, Ga., (Reuters) – Dozens of onlookers gathered on Saturday near a Georgia church for the funeral of Bobbi Kristina Brown, the 22-year-old daughter of late singer Whitney Houston, who died this week, months after she was found unresponsive in…
Texas attorney general indicted by grand jury on fraud charges: reports
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The attorney general of Texas has been indicted on securities fraud and other charges over an alleged scheme to mislead investors in a technology company, the New York Times and other media reported on Saturday.The three-count…
Verizon workers in U.S. East could strike on Sunday: media
(Reuters) – Thousands of Verizon Communications Inc workers on the U.S. East Coast were poised to strike on Sunday after the company failed to reach agreement with unions as contract negotiations went to the wire, U.S. media reported on Saturday.
California wildfires expand after death of firefighter
(Reuters) – Firefighters rushed to contain a pair of fast-moving wildfires in Northern California on Saturday as they mourned the death of a U.S. Forest Service firefighter killed this week in the battle against one of the blazes, officials said.
Man pleads not guilty in incident outside U.S. Capitol building
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man pleaded not guilty Saturday to charges that he ignored police and slammed his car into a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol building Friday, according to court documents, in the latest security alert at the Was…
Four dead, 65 sick in New York City Legionnaires’ disease outbreak
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease, a severe type of pneumonia, has now killed four people and sickened 65 in the Bronx section of New York City since July 10, New York City health officials said on Saturday.
Officials delay reopening of New Mexico nuclear waste site
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Reuters) – The planned March 2016 reopening of an underground nuclear waste dump in New Mexico has been pushed back indefinitely because of unanticipated challenges, U.S. officials said.
Minneapolis airport terminal area briefly evacuated in bomb scare
(Reuters) – Part of a Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport terminal was briefly evacuated and the upper airport roadway closed on Saturday after an unattended bag tested positive for explosives, a spokeswoman said.
