Ex-Los Angeles police detective charged in ‘Snowbird Bandit’ robbery
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A retired Los Angeles Police Department detective arrested after family members tipped off authorities was charged with bank robbery by federal prosecutors on Friday after he told investigators: “I’m cooked, I think I should hav…
U.S. judge in lawsuit against Jay Z over logo won’t recuse himself
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Friday refused to recuse himself from a $7 million copyright lawsuit against Jay Z over his Roc-A-Fella Records logo, after the plaintiff said the judge appeared to be biased toward the rap star and music entrepr…
Abandoned cable led to mystery Rhode Island beach blast -officials
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Reuters) – An explosion that injured a woman at a Rhode Island beach earlier this month was a likely the result of a build up of hydrogen gas from a forgotten power cable buried beneath the sand, state officials said on Friday.
Man charged in death of woman from small southern Ohio county
(Reuters) – A grand jury has indicted a 37-year-old man for murder in the death of one of several women who have died or gone missing in little more than a year in a small southern Ohio county, prosecutors said on Friday.
California man sentenced to 13 years in prison for Greyhound bus attack
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A California man was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday for attacking a Greyhound bus driver, forcing the vehicle off the road in Arizona and injuring more than two dozen passengers, court officials said.
N.Y. state senator found guilty of obstructing U.S. embezzlement probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York state senator was convicted on Friday for seeking to obstruct a federal investigation into whether he had embezzled proceeds from sales of foreclosed properties, in one of a series of recent U.S. prosecutions of state la…
Alaska mayor’s office paid for grandkids’ basketball camp trips – media
JUNEAU (Reuters) – Five grandchildren of an Alaska mayor attended basketball camp in California paid for with funds from her borough, local media reported on Friday, citing official documents.
U.S. sailor charged for taking photos inside nuclear submarine
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (Reuters) – A Vermont sailor who served as a machinist on a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Connecticut for illegally taking photos inside restricted areas of the warship, prosecutors said on F…
Wildfire at Montana’s Glacier National Park rages for fourth day
(Reuters) – A wildfire in Montana’s Glacier National Park raged for a fourth day through heavy timber on Friday during peak visitor season, while another blaze in Northern California charred the mountains above Napa Valley wine country, officials said….
Southwest Airlines flight attendants reject tentative contract
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co flight attendants voted overwhelmingly against a tentative contract that would have raised wages but involved changes in work rules that many thought were burdensome, their union said Friday.
