Ex-N.Y. lawmaker ordered to prison for marriage fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New York state lawmaker was sentenced on Friday to a year and a day in prison for entering into a sham marriage to gain U.S. citizenship and for lying about her assets when filing for bankruptcy.
Detroit judge throws out manslaughter charge against cop
DETROIT (Reuters) – A judge on Friday tossed out an involuntary manslaughter charge against a Detroit police officer who shot and killed a 7-year-old girl during a 2010 police raid.
Judge raises questions about bankrupt Detroit’s future
DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes asked pointed questions on Friday about how Detroit will fare after it exits its historic bankruptcy, expressing concerns about a commission intended to oversee city finances and a settlement with…
Damages slashed to $34.6 million in Boston Scientific mesh trial
(Reuters) – A jury award of $73.4 million to a woman who said she was injured by a Boston Scientific Corp transvaginal mesh device has been cut to $34.6 million, thanks to a Texas law that caps how much companies must pay in punitive damages.
Miami Beach in race to control flood ahead of annual King Tide
MIAMI BEACH Fla. (Reuters) – Construction crews are wading into chest high pools of muck in a race against time to install pumps Miami Beach officials hope will help control an annual super-high tide threatening to flood south Florida’s popular seaside…
Two California men indicted for killing, raping four women
(Reuters) – Two southern California men were indicted on Thursday for the rape and murder of four women, the Orange County District Attorney’s office said, in crimes that came to light when the body of one of the victims was found at a recycling center…
American cameraman for NBC News diagnosed with Ebola in Liberia
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An American freelance cameraman working for NBC News in Liberia has tested positive for Ebola, the network said on Thursday, making him the fifth citizen of the United States and its first journalist known to have contracted the…
U.S. appeals court lets Texas enforce abortion clinic rules
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that Texas could begin enforcing restrictions on abortion clinics that critics of the new rules say will force all but seven of the facilities in the state to shut down.
U.S. appeals court lets Texas enforce abortion clinic rules
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) – A federal appeals court ruled on Thursday that Texas could begin enforcing restrictions on abortion clinics that critics of the new rules say will force all but seven of the facilities in the state to shut down.
Obama tells angry Hispanics he won’t give up on immigration reform
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama sought to rally frustrated Latinos on Thursday with a firm promise to keep fighting for immigration reform and a renewed pledge to take executive action this year to reduce deportations of undocumented immi…
