Crews clean up, repair flood damage from L.A. water main break
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Utility crews working around the clock on Wednesday labored to clean up and repair damage from a major water main break that spouted a 40-foot-tall (12-meter-tall) geyser and flooded part of the University of California campus i…
Publisher to remove book passage that sparked Jesse Ventura lawsuit
(Reuters) – The publisher of a book at the center of a successful defamation case brought by former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura against the estate of a former Navy SEAL said on Wednesday it would delete the passage about a bar fight that sparked t…
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.
