New York assembly ex-speaker Silver indicted on corruption charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A grand jury indicted Sheldon Silver, the former New York State Assembly speaker and one of the most powerful state politicians for two decades, on federal corruption charges on Thursday, federal prosecutors said.
New York City, state to work together to catch rogue landlords
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City and state housing and law enforcement agencies will start working together to catch more landlords who illegally try to force tenants out of rent-stabilized buildings in a scheme to raise rental rates, officials said …
Suge Knight taken to hospital before Los Angeles hearing: court official
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight was taken by ambulance to a California hospital on Thursday before his scheduled court appearance in Los Angeles in a camera theft case, a court official said.
New York school districts to stop asking about immigration status
NEW YORK (Reuters) – School districts in 14 New York counties have agreed to stop inquiring about the immigration status of prospective students and their guardians, the state attorney general said on Thursday.
CSX plans to bypass crude train derailment site: state officials
NEW YORK (Reuters) – CSX has notified state officials of its plans to bypass the scene of a crude train derailment and continue delivering oil to a terminal on the Virginia coast, emergency management officials from Virginia and West Virginia said Wedn…
Grave site to be exhumed after Georgia burial mix-up
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The wrong man was buried during a closed casket funeral in Georgia, where officials on Thursday sought a court order to exhume the grave after a mix-up by the state crime lab in Atlanta.
Accused bomber’s lawyers say cannot get fair trial in Boston
BOSTON (Reuters) – Attorneys for the accused Boston Marathon bomber on Thursday asked a U.S. appellate panel to override a federal judge and order his trial moved out of the city, saying an impartial jury could not be seated so close to the site of the…
Missouri secretary of state announces bid for U.S. Senate
(Reuters) – Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander announced on Thursday that he will seek the Democratic nomination for a U.S. Senate seat in 2016 in a race likely against Republican incumbent Roy Blunt.
Accused bomber’s lawyers say cannot get fair trial in Boston
BOSTON (Reuters) – Attorneys for the accused Boston Marathon bomber on Thursday asked a U.S. appellate panel to override a federal judge and order his trial moved out of the city, saying an impartial jury could not be seated so close to the site of the…
Member of rapper Nicki Minaj’s tour crew killed in Philadelphia stabbing
(Reuters) – A member of rapper Nicki Minaj’s touring crew was killed and another seriously injured in a stabbing outside a bar in Philadelphia on Wednesday, police and the musician said.
