Toyota’s $1.2 billion settlement may be model for U.S. probe into GM
WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp will pay a record $1.2 billion to resolve a criminal probe into safety issues, in a deal that could serve as a template for how U.S. authorities approach a similar investigation into General Motors Co.
Longtime Washington power broker Robert Strauss dies at 95
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Robert Strauss, who once headed the Democratic National Committee, served as U.S. trade representative and ambassador to Moscow, and advised presidents from both parties, died in Washington on Wednesday at age 95.
More than 100 people found in Texas human smuggling raid
HOUSTON (Reuters) – Police found more than 100 foreign nationals from Central America and Mexico being warehoused in a rundown Houston-area residence during a raid on Wednesday into a suspected human smuggling operation.
Ban lifted on Arizona jail visits for Arias defense team member
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona sheriff’s officials lifted a ban on Wednesday on jail visits by a key member of Jodi Arias’ defense team over accusations she tried to smuggle one of the convicted murderer’s drawings out of the facility, an administrator sa…
Life sentence sought for Montana bride who pushed husband off cliff
(Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors are seeking a life sentence for a Montana bride who killed her new husband by pushing him off a cliff at Glacier National Park during an argument and after expressing misgivings about their marriage.
Martin Luther King Jr. estate moves to end ownership fight over documents
(Reuters) – The estate of Martin Luther King Jr. has moved to end a five-month dispute with U.S. singer and social activist Harry Belafonte over the ownership of documents that included an undelivered speech of the late civil rights leader.
Kansas, Arizona laws requiring voters to prove citizenship upheld
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Efforts by Kansas and Arizona to require people who register to vote by mail to prove they are U.S. citizens were upheld by a federal judge on Wednesday, potentially opening the door for more states to enact such measures.
Investigators probe noise heard before Seattle chopper crash
FEDERAL WAY, Washington (Reuters) – Investigators combing through the wreckage of a news helicopter that crashed near the Seattle Space Needle were looking into reports of a strange noise before the accident but have yet to pinpoint a cause of the cras…
Defense, prosecution rest in U.S. Naval Academy sex-assault case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The defense and prosecution rested on Wednesday in the court-martial of a former U.S. Naval Academy football player accused of sexually assaulting a female midshipman when she was drunk.
Arizona not seeking ex-NFL player’s extradition in rape case, for now
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Arizona will not seek to extradite former standout professional football player Darren Sharper from California to face rape and drugging charges involving two women as a similar case against him in Los Angeles proceeds, prosecutors …
