U.S. Navy recruiter shoots himself in leg in Georgia
(Reuters) – A U.S. Navy recruiter in Georgia accidentally shot himself in the leg with his own handgun Friday at a local recruiting office, police said.
Colorado movie rampage survivors want gunman put to death
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – After all 165 guilty verdicts were read and Colorado’s movie massacre gunman was taken back to a cell to await his fate, many of his victims smiled and hugged and said James Holmes must be executed for justice to be done.
Utah police find girl, 12, dead in field; person in custody
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Police in Utah found a 12-year-old girl dead in an overgrown field on Friday and took a person of interest into custody after saying evidence of trauma and clues at the scene suggested she was murdered by someone who lured he…
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…
