Dallas politician charged by FBI with taking bribes
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) – Dallas County Commissioner and outspoken minority rights community leader John Wiley Price was arrested on Friday by the Federal Bureau of Investigations on graft charges that included taking bribes.
Former Bear Stearns chairman Greenberg dead at 86
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Alan “Ace” Greenberg, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Bear Stearns Cos Inc, died on Friday at the age of 86 after a bout with cancer.
Exclusive: Exxon eyes expanding Texas refinery into biggest in U.S. – sources
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp is considering a multibillion-dollar plan to expand its Beaumont, Texas, refinery into the country’s largest, the first major refining investment of the U.S. shale oil boom, people with knowledge of the deliberation…
Frenchman gets two years in U.S. prison for role in Guinea mine scandal
(Reuters) – A former adviser to mining giant BSG Resources was sentenced in New York federal court on Friday to two years in prison for obstructing a criminal probe in connection with a bribery investigation in Guinea.
Task force to investigate Ohio State band’s ‘sexualized culture’
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – An independent task force will look into culture and sex discrimination in the running of Ohio State University’s famous marching band after its director was fired for failing to address alleged sexual harassment of its members, t…
Kansas man arrested after baby girl dies in hot car
(Reuters) – A foster parent for a 10-month-old Kansas girl who died after being left in a car in sweltering heat for more than two hours has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated child endangerment, police said on Friday.
Chinese grad student found beaten to death near USC campus
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Chinese graduate student at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles has been found dead in his off-campus apartment after being assaulted late at night on his way home, police and university officials said.
Colorado deputies end dramatic crime spree captured on camera
DENVER (Reuters) – Sheriff’s deputies in Colorado ended a two-hour crime spree by a couple suspected of carjacking when a lone officer tackled a gun-toting man following a dramatic pursuit that was caught on camera.
One Kuwaiti inmate to stay at Guantanamo, second goes home: panel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Kuwaiti man with links to al Qaeda will remain at the Guantanamo Bay prison, while a second is cleared for transfer home, a U.S. national security panel said on Friday.
Judge denies bid for new trial in ‘Fatal Vision’ murder case
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – An Army doctor whose conviction for the 1970 murders of his pregnant wife and two daughters prompted the bestseller “Fatal Vision” and a television mini-series has failed to convince a U.S. judge he deserves another trial…
