GM recalls another 1.5 million vehicles, to take $300 million charge
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co announced three more recalls on Monday, related to airbag deployment and other issues, and said it would take a $300 million charge primarily to cover the costs related to these actions as well as the previous reca…
Arizona jury to consider again death penalty for Jodi Arias in September
PHOENIX (Reuters) – An Arizona judge on Monday set a September court date to try again to determine whether convicted murderer Jodi Arias will be put to death for killing her ex-boyfriend nearly six years ago, court officials said.
Third person dies from South by Southwest crash in Texas capital
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A third person has died as a result of a motorist plowing his car into a crowd of people outside a nightclub last week at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, officials said on Monday.
U.S. TV pitchman Trudeau to be sentenced Monday, faces 10 years
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. TV pitchman Kevin Trudeau, who was convicted last year of criminal contempt for exaggerating the contents of his weight-loss books in infomercials, faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced by a federal judge on Monda…
Winter storm blasts U.S. mid-Atlantic days before spring
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A late winter storm landed a final punch on the U.S. mid-Atlantic states on Monday, dumping more than a foot of snow in some places, shutting schools and federal offices and cancelling flights.
Jailed polygamist leader Jeffs taken to Texas prison hospital
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – Warren Jeffs, the polygamist leader serving a life prison term for sexually assaulting two young girls at his sect’s ranch in Texas, has been taken to a prison hospital, prison officials said on Monday.
Magnitude 4.4 earthquake rocks Los Angeles area
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck just outside of Los Angeles on Monday, rattling early morning commuters across a wide swath of Southern California but causing no damage or injury.
U.S. retirees return to reverse mortgages, big banks stay away
(Reuters) – U.S. baby boomers desperate for retirement income are increasingly turning back to a financial product that, after the housing bust, had been left for dead: the reverse mortgage.
Hand grenade at Atlanta bus station prompts brief evacuation
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Police evacuated a Greyhound bus station in downtown Atlanta early on Monday after a hand grenade fell out of a box being shipped to North Carolina, but it was later found to contain no explosives.
U.S. Naval Academy sex assault trial delayed by snow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The trial of a former Naval Academy football player on charges of sexually assaulting a female midshipman was delayed on Monday because of a snowstorm that shut down the U.S. capital.
