U.S. accuses NJ hedge fund manager of fraud, lavish spending
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey man posing as a successful hedge fund manager has been charged with defrauding investors out of $5 million and spending much of it on a million-dollar home, expensive cars, Tiffany jewelry and other luxuries, authoriti…
Bodies of man, infant believed to be abducted, found in Missouri
DES MOINES, Iowa (Reuters) – A search for a man and the 9-month-old son he is believed to have abducted has been canceled after Missouri authorities found a burned vehicle with what are believed to be their remains inside, police said on Wednesday.
Amid fight over Olympic bid, U.S. brewer seeks ‘Boston 2024’ mark
BOSTON (Reuters) – Even as backers of Boston’s embattled bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games struggle to overcome public opposition, the maker of the city’s Sam Adams beer has jumped into the fray by applying for a “Boston 2024” beer trademark.
Baltimore prosecutors had asked police to target Freddie Gray corner: report
(Reuters) – Baltimore prosecutors had asked police to focus drug enforcement efforts on the corner where Freddie Gray was chased by officers before he allegedly suffered a fatal injury in police custody, the Baltimore Sun reported on Wednesday.
Juan Felipe Herrera first Hispanic named U.S. poet laureate
(Reuters) – Juan Felipe Herrera, the son of migrant farm workers and the author of 28 books of poetry, novels for young adults and collections for children, was named the U.S. poet laureate on Wednesday, the first Hispanic appointed to the position.
Amtrak engineer in May 12 derailment was not on phone: NTSB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian was not talking or texting on his cellphone when his speeding passenger train derailed in Philadelphia on May 12, killing eight people and injuring more than 200 others, federal crash investigators…
Judge OKs $53.8 million settlements in World Trade Center cleanup
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge has approved $53.8 million in settlements for 82 unionized cleanup workers who claimed they were made ill by exposure to toxic dust near the World Trade Center site, court papers showed.
Convicted killer in New York prison break on third escape attempt
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A daring weekend escape from a New York state maximum-security penitentiary marked at least the third time convicted murderer Richard Matt had moved to bust out from behind bars.
Amtrak to test rail safety system in U.S. Northeast but problems persist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amtrak said on Wednesday that it has won government approval to test a new rail safety system between New York and Washington that federal inspectors say would have prevented the deadly May 12 derailment in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia man shot by police was running for gun, officer says
(Reuters) – Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter on Tuesday released documents on December’s fatal police shooting of a black man that clash with accounts by law enforcement officials saying the man had been reaching for a gun when he was shot.
