FBI sent fake techs to seek evidence in Vegas gambling case: Lawyers
(Reuters) – Lawyers for eight gamblers charged with running an illegal sports book are challenging key evidence in the case, saying it was obtained by FBI agents who posed as Internet technicians to gain access to their Las Vegas hotel rooms without a …
Hawaii lava crosses residential property, threatens more homes
KONA Hawaii (Reuters) – A slow-moving river of molten lava from an erupting volcano crept across a residential property on Hawaii’s Big Island early on Wednesday after incinerating an outbuilding as it threatened dozens of homes and businesses at the e…
Detroit developer bids on 6,300 foreclosed properties in auction
DETROIT (Reuters) – A Detroit real estate developer whose group won a bundle of more than 6,300 properties in a county tax foreclosure auction said on Wednesday he intended to help get low-income residents into fixed up homes and turn vacant lots into …
Saying she will not be bullied, nurse fights Maine Ebola quarantine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saying she will not be bullied by politicians, a Maine nurse is giving the state an ultimatum: Lift her Ebola quarantine by Thursday or she will disregard the restrictions and go to court.
Probe of Virginia rocket blast begins; space station supplied
WALLOPS Va./CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. (Reuters) – Authorities on Wednesday started investigating what caused an unmanned U.S. supply rocket to explode in a fireball moments after liftoff from a Virginia launch pad, destroying supplies and equipment bound for…
Florida’s craft beer growler ban battle spills into federal court
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Florida’s ban on selling craft beer in reusable 64-ounce jugs known as growlers is harming brewers and their drink-loving customers, a lawyer who is suing the state said on Wednesday, asking a federal judge to overturn the unus…
New York state to set up upstate fuel reserve in November
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A strategic fuel reserve at six locations in upstate New York is expected to be operational in November to ensure gasoline and diesel fuel are available to emergency responders in the event of an emergency such as 2012’s Hurricane …
Catholic Church to close, merge a dozen schools in Chicago
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Catholic Church will close or merge a dozen of its 240 Chicago-area schools due to falling attendance in some areas of the country’s largest parochial school system, the Archdiocese of Chicago said on Wednesday.
Texas veterinarian indicted for mistreating dog he was to put down
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A Texas veterinarian accused of keeping alive a dog he had promised to euthanize and using it as a source for blood transfusions was charged on Wednesday with animal cruelty.
New York man beheads his mother, steps in front of train: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man decapitated his mother, dumped her head and body on the ground outside their Long Island apartment and walked into the path of a moving commuter train, police said on Wednesday.
