NYC tour bus firms agree to $7.5 million anti-trust settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two New York City tour bus companies have agreed to pay $7.5 million and forfeit about 50 stops, including highly prized locations in Manhattan, to settle an anti-trust lawsuit brought by state and federal prosecutors, officials sa…
Twenty-four hour Missouri standoff ends, police find three dead
(Reuters) – A 24-hour standoff at a Missouri apartment complex ended on Monday evening, when police broke into the home and found the dead bodies of a man and two of his children, officials said.
Family of mentally ill black man killed by Dallas police release video: newspaper
(Reuters) – The family of a mentally ill African-American man who was shot dead by Dallas police last summer has released footage from an officer’s body camera that recorded the incident, the Dallas Morning News reported on Monday.
Removing U.S. oil ban would create jobs beyond drilling: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lifting a 40-year-old U.S. ban on crude exports would create a wide range of jobs in the oil drilling supply chain and broader economy even in states that produce little or no oil, according to a report released on Tuesday.
Two Californians sentenced in plot to kill U.S. troops: newspaper
(Reuters) – Two California men accused of training to carry out attacks on U.S. military bases and personnel in Afghanistan were sentenced to federal prison on Monday, the Riverside Press-Enterprise newspaper reported.
Thousands of snow geese fall dead from sky in Idaho
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – Avian cholera is suspected in the deaths of at least 2,000 snow geese that fell dead from the sky in Idaho while migrating to nesting grounds on the northern coast of Alaska, wildlife managers said Monday.
U.S. Ebola patient now in critical condition: NIH
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An American being treated for Ebola was in critical condition Monday, the U.S. National Institutes of Health in Maryland said.
Los Angeles police officer charged with smuggling man into U.S. from Mexico
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A 10-year Los Angeles police department veteran who was arrested at the U.S. border in San Diego with a Mexican man lacking immigration documentation was arraigned on smuggling charges in federal court on Monday.
Suspect in Ferguson, Missouri shooting of police bruised: lawyer
FERGUSON, Mo. (Reuters) – A lawyer for the man accused of wounding two policemen during a protest rally outside the Ferguson, Missouri, police headquarters last week said on Monday his client was beaten when he was taken into custody, an allegation pol…
Ex-NFL player, married to Hope Solo, charged with drunken driving in California
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Former National Football League tight end Jerramy Stevens, the husband of U.S. women’s soccer goalkeeper Hope Solo, was charged with drunken driving on Monday following his arrest in the Los Angeles area earlier this year, a county …
