Paleontologist gets three months in prison for dinosaur bone smuggling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A paleontologist who prosecutors called a “a one-man black market in prehistoric fossils” was sentenced on Tuesday to three months in prison after he admitted to having schemed to smuggle dinosaur remains out of Mongolia.
FBI starts U.S. campaign to deter lasers being aimed at aircraft
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Tuesday it will pay up to $10,000 for tips leading to arrests of pranksters who point handheld lasers at aircraft, part of a national campaign to crack down on a growing threat known as…
Body found near San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge after sailboat mishap
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Authorities scouring the San Francisco Bay for a person missing since a sailboat was found capsized on Monday on rocks east of the Golden Gate Bridge found a body in the area, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
Regulators warn parents to stop using ‘Nap Nanny’ after sixth death
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. safety experts on Tuesday warned families to stop using an infant recliner called the “Nap Nanny” after discovering a sixth death has been tied to the product.
Judge lets conspiracy charge stand in fatal Philadelphia cave-in
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Two men accused in a deadly Philadelphia building collapse battled criminal charges in court on Tuesday, two days shy of the anniversary of the cave-in that killed six people and badly injured several others.
Tunisian accused of train plot link admits lying to officials
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Tunisian man accused of ties to an unsuccessful plot to derail a Canada-U.S. passenger train on Tuesday accepted a plea offer in federal court that includes no terrorism charges.
Florida officials take custody of child protection worker’s kids
ORLANDO Fla. (Reuters) – Florida child protection investigators took custody of six children from one of their co-workers whose house was raided by narcotics agents, authorities reported.
Prominent advocate for Texas Democrat women dies in car crash
DALLAS (Reuters) – The executive director of Annie’s List, a Texas advocacy group that is a strong supporter of Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis and other Democratic women politicians, was killed in a car accident in the Dallas area, the group said on Tuesday.
Quality Egg admits to selling tainted eggs, bribing official
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Quality Egg LLC and two top executives on Tuesday admitted to selling substandard eggs containing a “poisonous” substance and bribing a federal inspector in a food-safety scandal that sickened tens of thousands, the U.S. Department …
Chicago sues painkiller makers for deceptive marketing
(Reuters) – The city of Chicago has filed a lawsuit against five large narcotics makers alleging they contributed to the country’s prescription drug epidemic by deceptively promoting their painkillers.
