Netflix postpones Bill Cosby’s stand-up comedy special
(Reuters) – Online movie streaming giant Netflix is postponing the launch of embattled comedian Bill Cosby’s stand-up comedy special “Bill Cosby 77,” the company said on Tuesday, amid accusations that he sexually assaulted women.
Milwaukee man accused of raping 101-year-old woman
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Milwaukee man broke into the home of a 101-year-old woman and raped her in her bed during an attempted burglary, according to a criminal complaint filed on Tuesday.
Identity thieves used college student accounts to defraud IRS: prosecutors
MIAMI (Reuters) – U.S. law-enforcement officials on Tuesday arrested 17 people accused of trying to collect almost $2 million in bogus tax refunds using college student accounts, the latest identity scam to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.
Canadians snap up U.S. commercial real estate at record pace
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canadian investment in U.S. commercial real estate is on track to hit record levels this year, once Canada’s second-largest pension fund closes a $2.25 billion deal to buy a landmark Manhattan property, according to data from property research firms.
Police investigating alleged rape by two Tennessee football players
NASHVILLE Tenn. (Reuters) – Tennessee police said they are investigating allegations that two University of Tennessee football players raped a 19-year-old woman at an off-campus apartment complex in Knoxville over the weekend.
Montana Catholic diocese seeks to pay abuse victims $16.4 million
(Reuters) – A Montana Roman Catholic diocese has asked a judge to approve a bankruptcy reorganization plan that includes a $16.4 million settlement for hundreds of adults claiming childhood sexual abuse by clergy and lay workers, attorneys said on Tues…
Wisconsin girl in Slenderman case still believes in him: lawyer
WAUKESHA Wis. (Reuters) – A lawyer for a Wisconsin girl accused of luring a classmate into the woods and repeatedly stabbing her to please Slenderman said on Tuesday his client still believes in the fictional Internet character and is unfit to stand tr…
Pennsylvania man sentenced to death in dismemberment case
STROUDSBURG Pa. (Reuters) – A jury on Tuesday sentenced a Pennsylvania man to death for the first-degree murder of a homeless woman whose body parts were found stuffed in garbage bags strewn along two highways.
Same-sex marriage now allowed in most populous Kansas county
KANSAS CITY Kan. (Reuters) – The Kansas Supreme Court said on Tuesday the state’s most populous county could issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and left it to the federal courts to determine whether a Kansas ban on gay marriage violates the U….
San Diego jury awards woman $186 million in bias case against AutoZone
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A federal jury in California awarded nearly $186 million to a San Diego area woman who sued AutoZone Inc. saying she was demoted and fired after being told pregnant women can’t do the job of managing a store, her attorney said on …
