Judge refuses to cut New York fund manager’s 40-year Ponzi sentence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge rejected Westgate Capital Management LLC founder James Nicholson’s request to shorten his 40-year prison term for running a $140 million Ponzi scheme at his hedge fund firm, likening it to the much larger fraud run …
Highway swallowed by Washington mudslide to reopen, six months later
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Washington state highway destroyed by a deadly mudslide in March was scheduled to reopen this week, officials said on Monday, as residents of a rural community devastated by the disaster marked its six-month anniversary.
Heavy rains spur New Mexico evacuations, close caverns park
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Heavy rains lingering over southeastern New Mexico from Tropical Storm Odile forced people out of more than 100 houses and kept the popular Carlsbad Caverns National Park closed on Monday.
Leader of Iran sanctions group launches non-profit to fight terror financing
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The leader of a Manhattan-based non-profit that tries to put pressure on Iran by publicly criticizing people and firms who do business there announced on Monday he is launching a new non-profit devoted to tracking terrorist financi…
Retrial begins in Florida in loud music shooting
JACKSONVILLE Fla. (Reuters) – Jury selection began on Monday in the retrial of a middle-aged white man charged with killing an unarmed black teenager during a dispute over loud rap music.
New York man jailed 23 years dies after wrongful conviction case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York man who spent more than two decades in prison for a murder he was later cleared of died shortly after filing a $124 million lawsuit against the city, his lawyer said on Monday.
Alaska TV reporter curses, quits on air over marijuana issue
Reuters) – An Alaska television reporter wrapped up a live segment on medical marijuana with a curse and an “I quit,” telling viewers she will work instead to legalize pot in the state.
Texas soldier beat toddler to death for soiling diaper: police
DALLAS (Reuters) – A Fort Bliss, Texas, soldier beat his 2-year-old daughter to death after he became upset that she soiled her diaper, police said on Monday.
Woman accused of running granddaughter to death to go on trial
BIRMINGHAM Ala. (Reuters) – An Alabama woman accused of running her 9-year-old granddaughter to death as punishment for eating forbidden chocolates and lying about it was set to go on trial on Monday.
Two dead, dozens wounded when tour bus overturns in Delaware
(Reuters) – A tour bus with about 50 passengers overturned on a Delaware highway on Sunday, leaving two women dead and sending the others to area hospitals with injuries ranging from mild to severe, state police said.
