Texas prosecutor seeks to put ‘affluenza’ teen behind bars
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas prosecutor is trying to place behind bars a teenager who killed four people while driving drunk but received a sentence of probation based partially on defense arguments that the youth was a victim of his family’s enor…
Missouri mom charged for topless hot tub photo with teen daughter
(Reuters) – A photo of a topless Missouri mother and her bare-breasted teenage daughter in a hot tub has landed the mother in hot water with the law.
Target victim of major credit card breach
(Reuters) – Payment card data was stolen from an unknown number of Target Corp customers starting on the busy Black Friday weekend in a major breach at the U.S. retailer, according to a person familiar with matter.
North Dakota says man in same-sex marriage may wed woman too
(Reuters) – A man already married to another man in a state that permits same-sex marriage could wed a woman in North Dakota without breaking state laws, the state’s top attorney has found.
White House review panel proposes curbs on some NSA programs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House-appointed panel on Wednesday proposed curbs on some key National Security Agency surveillance operations, recommending limits on a program to collect records of billions of telephone calls and new tests before Washi…
Bankruptcy judge suspends hearing on Detroit’s swaps deal
DETROIT (Reuters) – The judge overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy case on Wednesday suspended a hearing on a $350 million accord to end interest-rate swaps and provide working capital for the city, instead urging the city to renegotiate the deal.
Mega Millions winners in Georgia, California to split $648 million
ATLANTA (Reuters) – The latest Mega Millions jackpot, driven to a near-record $648 million by last-minute sales, will be split between a Georgia woman who played numbers from family birth dates and an unknown winner in California, lottery officials sai…
Georgia woman is owner of one of 2 Mega Millions winning tickets
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A Georgia woman was identified on Wednesday as the lone purchaser of one of two winning Mega Millions tickets sold for an estimated total jackpot of $648 million, state lottery officials said.
Harvard student charged in U.S. bomb hoax released on bail
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Harvard University student charged with making a hoax bomb threat to avoid taking a final exam was released on a $100,000 bond by a federal judge on Wednesday.
EPA worker who falsely claimed CIA work sentenced to prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency adviser who cheated the government out of $886,186 through lies such as claiming to work for the CIA was sentenced on Wednesday to 32 months in prison.
