Donald Sterling sued over alleged sexual harassment of former aide
(Reuters) – A lawsuit filed on Monday against Donald Sterling accuses the embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner of repeatedly subjecting a woman who worked for him to sexual demands and racist comments and says he ultimately fired her when she protested…
California consultant described as armed and dangerous arrested: FBI
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Police have arrested a San Francisco public relations consultant who was the subject of a nationwide manhunt after federal authorities found explosive materials in a weekend raid on his apartment, authorities said.
Six shot at Chicago laundry facility
(Reuters) – Six people, two of them teens, were shot and another person was injured at a laundromat on Chicago’s South Side on Monday evening, officials said.
White powder scare at Minnesota governor’s mansion
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) – Two employees at the Minnesota governor’s mansion were decontaminated as a precaution on Monday after staff members opened a letter and found a small amount of white powder, a state spokesman said.
Auction of skull of Civil War soldier found at Gettysburg canceled
HARRISBURG Pa. (Reuters) – Facing wide criticism, including from the National Parks Service, an auction house has canceled plans to sell the skull of a Civil War soldier and military relics found near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Ex-Brooklyn district attorney may have misused public funds -report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An investigation into former six-term Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes found his office spent more than $200,000 in seized criminal funds on consultant services for his failed reelection campaign last year, a report said on…
Seattle approves hike in minimum wage to $15 per hour
SEATTLE (Reuters) – The Seattle city council voted unanimously on Monday to approve a sharp increase in the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next seven years, marking the first time a major U.S. city has committed to such a high base level o…
Police arrest protesters who stormed Albuquerque mayor’s office
ALBUQUERQUE N.M. (Reuters) – Police in New Mexico arrested more than a dozen protesters including a University of New Mexico professor who stormed and briefly occupied the Albuquerque mayor’s office on Monday in a demonstration against what they called…
Intel VP among six Mt. Rainier climbers missing and presumed dead
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An Intel vice president is among six climbers missing and presumed dead in the worst accident in three decades on Washington’s Mount Rainier, the company said on Monday as search efforts for the group were scaled back.
Transgender man sues NY City over locker room access
New York, Reuters – A transgender man has sued the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation for discrimination, saying staff at a public pool told him to use the women’s locker room.
