Brooklyn cabbie gets life in U.S. prison over Pakistan ‘honor killings’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Brooklyn cab driver was sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for arranging the “honor killings” of two family members of a man who helped his daughter flee from Pakistan to the United States to escape an arranged marriage.
De Blasio tells Rolling Stone New Yorkers don’t appreciate him
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mayor Bill de Blasio said New Yorkers don’t appreciate his “very special” accomplishments since he took office in January 2014, and criticized the actions of his predecessors and even President Barack Obama, according to a Rolling …
Conn. anti-fraud official charged with lying on mortgage application
MILFORD, Conn (Reuters) – The head of the unit that investigates Connecticut welfare fraud has been charged with falsifying pay stubs and lying about his savings to secure a cheaper mortgage under a federal program for the poor, federal authorities said on Thursday.
U.S. charter school investors, lenders, authorizers should talk more -study
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors and lenders to charter schools and the authorizers of those schools should communicate better in order to lessen the risk of making a poor investment or facing an unexpected school closure, according to a report released …
NHC says 80 percent chance of cyclone near southeast coast
(Reuters) – A low pressure system located about 210 miles south-southeast of the South Carolina-North Carolina border has an 80 percent chance of becoming a tropical cyclone during the next 48 hours, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Thu…
Georgia sheriff arrested after shooting pledges to stay on job
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia sheriff who was arrested after shooting and wounding a woman outside his jurisdiction said on Thursday that he will remain on the job.
NY homeless in public areas drops 5 percent under Mayor de Blasio
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The number of New York City homeless people sleeping on subways, sidewalks and other public spaces dropped by 5 percent during Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first year in office, according to a city report released on Thursday.
Virginia man robs bank, posts heist videos online: reports
(Reuters) – A suspected Virginia bank robber posted online videos of the heist and a photo of his note asking for $150,000 just before his arrest, local media reported on Thursday.
Phoenix Suns’ Morris brothers plead not guilty to aggravated assault
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Twin brothers Marcus and Markieff Morris of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns both pleaded not guilty on Thursday to two counts each of aggravated assault relating to an incident after a local basketball tournament in January.
Exclusive: Oil on derailed North Dakota train was safer than new pressure rules
WILLISTON, N.D. (Reuters) – The crude oil aboard a BNSF train that derailed in central North Dakota on Wednesday caught fire even though it was less flammable than required by a new state law that took effect last month, a government source familiar wi…
