Atlantic City’s Revel Casino reimagined as elite school
(Reuters) – A Florida developer who made a $90 million offer for Atlantic City’s shuttered Revel Casino wants to use the site to help end world hunger, cancer, and resolve other pressing issues like nuclear waste storage.
Former Miami-area mayor found guilty of corruption
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Miami jury found a south Florida mayor guilty of corruption charges on Monday stemming from an undisclosed consulting job he took for a healthcare company while in office, as well as illegally using his position to lobby for a construction deal.![]()
Former NY mayor to defend ‘Call of Duty’ maker in Noriega suit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will defend Activision Blizzard Inc in a lawsuit the former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega filed over his depiction in the company’s popular “Call of Duty: Black Ops II” video game.
U.S. court revives case accusing RBS’ NatWest of aiding Hamas
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived lawsuits against National Westminster Bank by about 200 victims of attacks in Israel attributed to Hamas who are seeking to hold the bank liable for handling transactions linked to the group.
Grizzly bear injures hunter in Wyoming mountains
(Reuters) – A female grizzly bear with cubs attacked and injured a bow hunter in the mountains of western Wyoming not far from where a bear recently killed a Utah man conducting research for the U.S. Forest Service, authorities said Monday. ![]()
Closing statements made in Texas voter ID case
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. judge heard closing arguments on Monday in a lawsuit challenging a state law requiring Texas voters to show identification at the polls, which plaintiffs argue is an attempt to suppress minority turnout.
New Jersey hiker killed by black bear : police
(Reuters) – A man hiking in a heavily wooded area of northern New Jersey was killed by a black bear during the weekend, police said on Monday, in what experts called an extremely rare attack.
Pennsylvania police ambush suspect believed hiding in remote woods
BLOOMING GROVE Pa. (Reuters) – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said on Monday that police believed the survivalist suspected of killing a state trooper and wounding another was still hiding in a remote part of the Pocono Mountains, as an intensive ma…
Judge in Colorado cinema massacre case mulls letting cameras in trial
CENTENNIAL Colo. (Reuters) – A judge presiding over the Colorado theater massacre criminal case heard arguments on Monday about whether to allow cameras at the murder trial of accused gunman James Holmes, something both prosecutors and defense lawyers …
Texas captures convicted killer hours after prison break
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Texas captured a convicted killer on Monday eight hours after he broke out of prison in Amarillo by scaling a fence and dodging gunfire.




