Florida woman accused of chaining grandchildren to washing machine
ORLANDO, Fla. (Reuters) – A 58-year-old Florida woman accused of forcing her grandchildren to sleep chained to her washing machine by dog collars and leashes, was released from jail on Friday on a $5,000 bond, according to court records.
Kids of comedian killed in Tracy Morgan crash get $10 million settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The children of the comedian James McNair, who was killed in a highway crash that injured fellow comic Tracy Morgan, have reached a $10 million out-of-court-settlement with Wal-Mart Stores Inc, according to court documents.
Exclusive: New Jersey to pay $250,000 for Atlantic City fiscal work
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The bill is growing for New Jersey’s attempt to revive Atlantic City, its financially distressed gambling hub.
FBI offers $25,000 reward for rookie LAPD cop wanted for murder
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The FBI on Friday offered a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a rookie Los Angeles police officer thought to have fled to Texas after allegedly killing a man in a fight.
A-Rod cousin to drop not-guilty plea in baseball doping scandal
MIAMI (Reuters) – A cousin of Alex Rodriguez who linked the New York Yankees slugger to baseball’s doping scandal plans to change his plea of not guilty on charges of distributing performance-enhancing drugs, records filed on Friday in Miami federal co…
BNSF Railway faces fines in Washington state over hazardous spills
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Washington state regulators have recommended BNSF Railway be fined $700,000 for not properly disclosing that its trains had spilled crude oil and other hazardous materials on 14 occasions over four months, officials said on Friday.
Oregon witness in murder trial freed after 905 days in jail
PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – A witness in an Oregon murder trial has walked free from a jail after being held for more than two years despite never having committed any crime, authorities said on Friday.
U.S. sets first major fracking rules on federal lands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration’s new rules governing fracking on federal lands drew swift criticism from all sides on Friday, with green groups calling the measures “toothless” and the energy industry slamming “unnecessary” regulation …
Embattled U.S. Secret Service gets deputy chief, new senior manager
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration moved on Friday to shore up management of the scandal-hit U.S. Secret Service, the agency charged with protecting the president, by filling the vacant deputy director job and creating a new senior adminis…
Two killed in wrong-way crash involving off-duty New Jersey police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey police officer was killed and two more officers were critically injured when they drove the wrong way on to a highway early Friday morning and collided head-on with a tractor-trailor, police said.
