Bin Laden relative’s trial will not hear from accused September 11 mastermind
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors deciding the fate of a son in law of Osama bin Laden will not hear testimony from the accused mastermind of the September 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday.
New York McDonald’s owner to pay $500,000 to settle worker claims
(Reuters) – The owner of seven franchised McDonald’s restaurants in Manhattan agreed to pay almost $500,000 to workers who were required to work “off the clock” and were subject to other practices that violated state labor laws, New York state’s attorn…
U.S. Naval Academy midshipman laughed off sex assault: prosecutor
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. Naval Academy football player laughed off his suspected sexual assault of a woman midshipman who had passed out at an alcohol-fueled party, a prosecutor said at the start of the man’s trial on Tuesday.
U.S. authorities arrest 14 in porn website involving 251 children
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Authorities have arrested 14 men in a secret, members-only child pornography website that involved 251 children, mostly boys, in the United States and five other countries, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
New York City settles racial discrimination suit against fire department
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City has settled a long-running lawsuit claiming that its fire department intentionally discriminated against minority applicants, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday.
American philanthropist Bunny Mellon dies at 103
(Reuters) – Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, the aristocratic philanthropist and a close friend of Jacqueline Kennedy who provided money used to conceal 2008 U.S. presidential candidate John Edwards’ extramarital affair, has died at the age of 103, her attorney’…
Pentagon review says Navy Yard shooting could have been avoided
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered new Pentagon security procedures on Tuesday after reviews found last year’s deadly Navy Yard shooting could have been averted if concerns about the gunman’s mental health been properly addres…
Sunoco oil pipeline leaks in Ohio nature preserve
(Reuters) – A major oil pipeline owned by Sunoco Logistics Partners LP leaked thousands of gallons of crude oil into a nature preserve in southwest Ohio late on Monday.
New Jersey teen drops lawsuit against parents over tuition money
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New Jersey teenager who drew international attention when she sued her parents for financial support after leaving home in a dispute on Tuesday dropped the case against them, according to court records.
U.S. authorities arrest 14 in child porn website involving 251 children
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Authorities have arrested 14 men in a secret, members-only child pornography website that involved 251 children, mostly boys, in five countries, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
