Ex-NY Islanders co-owner gets 10 years prison for securities fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former money manager who once co-owned the New York Islanders hockey team was sentenced on Wednesday to 10 years in prison for participating in a fraud valued at roughly $554 million that lasted more than a decade.
Stepfather apologizes for remarks during Missouri protest
(Reuters) – The stepfather of a black teenager who was gunned down by a Missouri police officer apologized on Wednesday for his emotional comments during fiery protests last week, but said he did not cause the rioting.
NYC police launch body-camera pilot in wake of choke hold case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City police launched a pilot program to equip officers with body cameras on Wednesday, hours before media reports that a grand jury decided against bringing charges against a white policeman in the choke hold death of a bl…
Proposed U.S. ban on Russian rocket engine puts premium on replacement
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – A proposed ban on purchases of a Russian-made rocket engine to launch U.S. military satellites will speed up the development of an American-made replacement, the head of United Launch Alliance, a Lockheed Martin Corp an…
North Dakota governor’s budget bets on oil price rebound
(Reuters) – North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple proposed a two-year state budget on Wednesday that forecasts rebounding oil prices and a 23 percent jump in oil taxes, a tacit bet the state’s energy boom will continue unabated.
Rare trial nears for Chicago police officer in fatal shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A judge on Wednesday ordered a pre-trial hearing in January for a Chicago police officer who shot and killed a young black woman in 2012 in a case that has gained notoriety in the national debate in recent months over policing and r…
Police dig for clues about excavator driven into Lake Michigan
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – Wisconsin authorities on Wednesday were attempting to remove a 20-ton excavator from Lake Michigan after it was apparently driven off a steep bluff and into the icy water, police said.
As CIA, senators settle feuds, long-awaited ‘torture’ report imminent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Senate committee and the CIA have resolved a dispute over redactions in a long-awaited report highly critical of the spy agency’s coercive interrogation program, paving the way for the document’s likely release early next week,…
U.S. justices grapple with UPS pregnancy discrimination case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared unsure on Wednesday how to decide a case that could determine whether employers must provide accommodations for pregnant workers who may have physical limitations on duties they can perform.
Massachusetts patient tests negative for Ebola, hospital says
BOSTON (Reuters) – A patient at Massachusetts General Hospital has shown negative for Ebola in a preliminary test, a day after he was admitted with some symptoms consistent with the disease, the hospital said on Wednesday.
