Crews battle 11 major California wildfires amid drought, heat wave
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Crews battled nearly a dozen major wildfires across California on Monday that have forced hundreds of people to flee, destroyed dozens of homes and structures and charred thousands of acres of forest land left bone dry by the st…
Tampa woman can pursue part of lawsuit over Petraeus scandal leak
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Tampa, Florida woman can proceed with part of an invasion of privacy lawsuit against the U.S. government over leaks to the media about her connection to a scandal over former CIA Director David Petraeus’ extramarital affair, a …
Atlantic City’s Revel casino goes to auction after heated hearing
(Reuters) – The bankrupt Revel casino hotel in Atlantic City will go to auction on Sept. 24, a judge ruled on Monday, after the only bidder clashed with creditors who wanted to slow the rushed sale.
Arizona judge allows convicted killer Jodi Arias to quit defending herself
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge on Monday granted a request by convicted murderer Jodi Arias to stop representing herself in a retrial to determine whether she will be executed for killing her ex-boyfriend at his Phoenix-area home in 2008.
One killed, dozens rescued in Detroit-area senior housing fire
(Reuters) – A fire killed one person and injured as many as a dozen others when it swept through a Detroit-area senior citizen housing complex early Monday morning, a fire department official told local media.
Urban Outfitters apologizes for Kent State red-splattered sweatshirt
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Teen apparel retailer Urban Outfitters apologized on Monday after criticism for selling a vintage Kent State University sweatshirt that appeared to be splattered with blood-red dye in a look reminiscent of an infamous 1970 campus …
Three dead in Corpus Christi shooting spree
(Reuters) – A 63-year-old man was arrested after three adults were killed and a child was wounded in a shooting spree at a trailer park in Corpus Christi, Texas, police said on Monday.
NFL: League adds four women to shape domestic violence policies
(Reuters) – The National Football League, reeling from a series of domestic violence cases involving some of its players, said on Monday it hired four women to help shape domestic violence policies.
High stakes for tribal casinos in court fight over labor rights
MOUNT PLEASANT Mich. (Reuters) – After the Saginaw Chippewa fired a housekeeper at the Soaring Eagle casino in 2010, the Michigan tribe found itself at the center of a national legal battle over the reach of U.S. labor law and the sovereign rights of N…
U.S. appeals court puts gay marriages on hold in Indiana
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court panel on Monday put same-sex marriages on hold in Indiana while the state appeals its ruling overturning a ban on gay nuptials to the U.S. Supreme Court.
