Detroit, Syncora fight over casino money in appeals court-report
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court panel heard arguments on Wednesday between Detroit and one of its last hold-out creditors over casino tax revenue, with one of the judges promising a careful consideration of the case, the Detroit News reported.
U.S. Peace Corps says two volunteers exposed to Ebola, isolated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Peace Corps volunteers have been isolated and under observation after being exposed to a person who later died of the deadly Ebola virus, a Peace Corps spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Bankrupt San Bernardino looks at marijuana sales to raise funds
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The city attorney of bankrupt San Bernardino, California, has a novel idea for raising new revenue – open medical marijuana dispensaries to sell pot.
Prosecution rests in fatal Michigan porch shooting case
DETROIT (Reuters) – Prosecutors rested on Wednesday after presenting evidence they said proved a white suburban Detroit home owner charged with second degree murder acted with malice and forethought when he shot a black teenager dead on his porch.
U.S. working on plan for future F-35 incidents: Air Force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Military officials hope to prevent the kind of confusion that followed a recent engine failure that grounded Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jets for more than three weeks, the U.S. Air Force’s top officer said on Wednesday.
Accused carjacker in Colorado faces 46 charges
DENVER (Reuters) – An accused carjacker whose alleged two-hour crime spree in Colorado was caught on camera last week was charged on Wednesday with 46 offenses, including aggravated robbery, menacing with a deadly weapon, and first-degree assault, auth…
Redskins hire PR firm Burson-Marsteller amid fight over name
(Reuters) – The National Football League’s Washington Redskins have hired public relations firm Burson-Marsteller as it battles criticism that its name is a racial slur, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday.
Lawyer-turned-witness ordered to prison for U.S. tax fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former partner at defunct law firm Jenkens & Gilchrist, whom prosecutors have called the most important cooperating witness in the largest criminal tax fraud case in U.S. history, was sentenced on Wednesday to six months in prison.
Pennsylvania state police plan to fight U.S. discrimination suit
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – The commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police vowed on Wednesday to fight a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice contending that the physical fitness tests required of prospective state troopers discriminate ag…
Killer of actor Kelsey Grammer’s sister denied parole in Colorado
DENVER (Reuters) – A man convicted of murdering the sister of actor Kelsey Grammer in Colorado 34 years ago was denied parole on Wednesday, a day after Grammer testified against his release, authorities said.
