Mega Millions jackpot in United States climbs to $400 million
(Reuters) – Dreamers across the United States opened their wallets to buy tickets for Tuesday night’s Mega Millions drawing with a jackpot of about $400 million, the third largest in its history.
Pentagon review says Navy Yard shooting could have been avoided
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered steps to improve Pentagon security on Tuesday after reviews found the Navy Yard shooting that killed 12 people last year could have been averted if concerns about the gunman’s mental health b…
Final suspect identified in daytime Cartier heist in New York
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A man with links to an interstate robbery crew was being sought in connection with the daytime heist of a Cartier jewelry store in New York City in January, the FBI said on Tuesday.
U.S. Army general facing prison time for improper liaisons
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina (Reuters) – A female U.S. Army lieutenant testified on Tuesday that a married general who admitted to having inappropriate relationships with her and other junior officers became angry after she declined his invitation for a …
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’…
