California insurer pays out in buckets, literally
(Reuters) – A California insurer has paid a $21,000 court settlement in more than a dozen buckets of coins to an elderly man who alleged an employee assaulted him when he tried to buy insurance, the Los Angeles Times reported.
California news anchor accused of stealing high-end wallets resigns
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A Sacramento-area television news anchor charged with grand theft and burglary over the alleged theft of Coach wallets from an outlet store has resigned from her job.
Former Afghanistan war prisoner Bergdahl questioned in army probe
(Reuters) – Freed U.S. prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl on Wednesday answered all questions put to him by the U.S. Army general investigating the circumstances leading to his capture by the Taliban, Bergdahl’s attorney said.
Oregon mom whose disappearance sparked search committed suicide: police
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – The death of an Oregon woman whose disappearance prompted a nearly two-week search in a rural community near Portland has been ruled a suicide, police said on Wednesday.
U.S. appeals court conflicted over gay marriage cases
CINCINNATI Ohio (Reuters) – In a sign that gay-marriage rights could lose momentum in U.S. courts, the three judges on a federal appeals court in Cincinnati appeared divided on Wednesday when they weighed cases from four states.
Cabin stowaway caught after flying to Los Angeles on commercial flight
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A ticketless traveler managed to sneak aboard a commercial flight undetected at the San Jose International Airport and fly to Los Angeles in at least the second major security breach involving a stowaway there this year, autho…
U.S. Homeland Security contractor reports computer breach
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A company that performs background checks for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said on Wednesday it was the victim of a cyber attack, adding in a statement that “it has all the markings of a state-sponsored attack.”
Former U.S. surgeon general who warned of secondhand smoke perils dies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former U.S. surgeon general Jesse Steinfeld, who warned of the perils of second-hand smoke and was famously not asked to return for the Nixon administration’s second term after clashing with the tobacco industry, has died at 87,…
Seattle thieves make off with $50,000 in marijuana from dispensary
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Crafty thieves in Washington state made off with $50,000 worth of medical marijuana by cutting a hole in the wall of a dispensary to gain entrance, police said Wednesday.
Arizona couple settles lawsuit with polygamous church-run towns
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – A couple who successfully sued a pair of polygamous church-run towns on the Utah-Arizona border for religious discrimination has settled the lawsuit out of court, an attorney for the towns said on Wednesday.
