Georgia banker who faked own death gets 30 years’ prison for fraud
(Reuters) – A former Georgia bank director who faked his own death and disappeared for 1-1/2 years while under suspicion of embezzling and losing millions of dollars was sentenced on Tuesday to 30 years in prison.
Arizona jail inmate shot and wounded in botched escape bid
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona jail inmate who managed to slip out of restraints and flee during a routine trip to a Phoenix hospital on Tuesday was in critical condition after being shot and wounded in the foiled pre-dawn escape bid, authorities said….
Washington city council approves ridesharing rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington’s city council approved a bill on Tuesday regulating app-based ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft in the U.S. capital, a council spokesman said.
Kerry wants Keystone pipeline decision ‘sooner rather than later’
OTTAWA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday during a visit to Canada that he would like to make a decision soon on TransCanada Corp’s Keystone XL crude oil pipeline.
Massachusetts town’s plan to ban tobacco sales riles store owners
LOWELL Mass. (Reuters) – Store owners in a Massachusetts town proposing to bar the sale of all tobacco products objected to the proposal on Tuesday, a day after local officials announced the planned ban.
New York law firm wins case over $44 million in fees charged to developer’s widow
ALBANY N.Y (Reuters) – Rejecting claims that a Manhattan real estate mogul’s widow fell under her lawyers’ “Svengali-like influence,” New York’s top court has ruled that her estate must pay the law firm $44 million in fees for a few months’ work.
Couple in Sacramento shooting spree to be charged with murder
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – The couple accused of a bloody Northern California shooting spree that killed two sheriff’s deputies, wounded a third and left a motorist fighting for his life will be charged Tuesday with murder, attempted murder and carj…
Dallas nurse becomes fourth Ebola patient discharged from Emory hospital
(Reuters) – A Dallas nurse who contracted Ebola was released from Emory University Hospital in Atlanta on Tuesday after being found free of the virus and thanked God and her family for helping her recover.
Fatal train crash in New York caused by engineer with sleep disorder: NTSB
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A fatal New York City train derailment last year was likely caused by the engineer at the controls who fell asleep due to an undiagnosed sleep disorder, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday.
Maryland nanny who stole $431,542 from bosses sentenced to prison
(Reuters) – A Maryland nanny who stole $431,542 from her employers to gamble and buy a house in Africa has been sentenced to three years in prison, a prosecutor said.
