Suspended North Miami mayor duped by partner in mortgage scheme: lawyer
MIAMI (Reuters) – A suspended Miami-area mayor and prominent Haitian activist was duped by her business partner into recruiting straw buyers to lend their names to fraudulent mortgage applications that netted at least $8 million in loans, her attorneys…
Arab Bank asks U.S. court to block thousands of terror-finance claims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Arab Bank Plc, found liable in a U.S. civil court of providing material support for Hamas, urged an appeals court on Tuesday to block thousands of non-U.S. citizens from pursuing similar claims that it financed terrorism.
Last-ditch appeals made for mentally ill Texas death row inmate
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lawyers for Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti have launched last-minute appeals to prevent his execution set for Wednesday, arguing he suffers from schizophrenia and putting him to death would cross moral and constitutional…
Last-ditch appeals made for mentally ill Texas death row inmate
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Lawyers for Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti have launched last-minute appeals to prevent his execution set for Wednesday, arguing he suffers from schizophrenia and putting him to death would cross moral and constitutional…
Chicago City Council votes to increase minimum wage
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago City Council voted on Tuesday to gradually increase the minimum wage in the nation’s third largest city to $13 an hour by 2019, approving a proposal by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Brief renewal ahead for U.S. ‘extenders’ tax breaks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Congressional Republicans stepped back on Tuesday from a fight to overhaul a package of special-interest U.S. tax breaks, known as the “extenders,” by saying all of them would soon be renewed retroactively, but only through the e…
Some Ferguson residents accuse police of aggressive arrest tactics
FERGUSON, MO. (Reuters) – Some Ferguson-area residents arrested during racially charged protests in the Missouri town last week told Reuters they were unlawfully arrested by police and were just trying to get home when they were picked up and taken to jail.
Man killed in shootout with police in Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – Oklahoma City police shot dead a man and an officer was wounded in a shootout that took place when the police tried to apprehend suspects who were pulled over in a traffic stop, police said on Tuesday.
More than 2,200 NYC school computers missing, unused: comptroller
NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than 2,200 computers purchased for New York City schools are missing or stashed away in closets and never used, according to an audit released by the city comptroller on Tuesday.
Chicago City Council votes to increase minimum wage
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago City Council on Tuesday voted to raise the minimum wage in the nation’s third-largest city to $13 an hour by 2019, approving a proposal by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
