South Korea arrests American trying to swim to North Korea: report
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean marines arrested an American man late on Tuesday who had been swimming in a river that flows towards North Korea and said he had been trying to go to the North to meet its leader, Korean media reported.
Hurricane Edouard weakening, moving away from U.S. coast: NHC
(Reuters) – Hurricane Edouard, the first major hurricane of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, is weakening and accelerating north-eastward, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday.
Seventh Los Angeles sheriff’s official found guilty in jail probe
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was found guilty on Tuesday of obstruction of justice and conspiracy for his role in trying to thwart a federal probe into prisoner abuse and other misconduct inside the United States…
USDA chief says urged Buffett to ready BNSF for record crops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack met with Warren Buffett last week to urge the billionaire investor to make sure his BNSF railroad is ready for an expected record corn and soy harvest this year.
California judge blocks release of report into police shooting of teen
(Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday issued a temporary restraining order preventing the release of an independent review into the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager by police in Southern California, officials said.
NBA’s Howard has driver’s license suspended for not paying fine : court records
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – The Florida driver’s license of Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard has been suspended for his failure to pay a fine for running a red light, court records show, but the team said on Tuesday he was playing basketball in Texas …
N.Y. court asked to freeze Turkish family’s assets in UAE bank
ALBANY N.Y.(Reuters) – An attorney for a Motorola subsidiary asked New York’s top state court on Tuesday to allow it to freeze the assets of a Turkish family held by a branch of an international bank in the United Arab Emirates.
Key witness cross-examined in trial of Connecticut ex-governor
NEW HAVEN Conn. (Reuters) – Prosecutors cross-examined a key witness in the trial of former Connecticut Governor John Rowland on Tuesday, aiming to undermine defense testimony that Rowland’s contract with a nursing home operator was legitimate and not …
N.Y. court asked to freeze Turkish family’s assets in UAE bank
ALBANY N.Y.(Reuters) – An attorney for a Motorola subsidiary has asked New York’s top state court on Tuesday to allow it to freeze the assets of a Turkish family held by branch of an international bank in the United Arab Emirates.
Man sent to California from Czech Republic on kidnap, torture charges
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A man accused of abducting a medical pot shop owner and joining others in torturing the man and severing his penis has been extradited to California from the Czech Republic to face charges, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
