Mega Millions winners in Georgia, California to split $648 million
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A 56-year-old Georgia woman played numbers from family birth dates to win half of a near-record $648 million Mega Millions jackpot, but the buyer of a second winning ticket sold in California has yet to come forward, lottery officia…
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.
Hearings set on second sanity test for theater gunman
CENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) – A judge presiding over the murder case against accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes on Monday set hearings for next month on whether the onetime graduate student should undergo a second sanity examination.
Exclusive: Tesla Model S charging system may have started garage fire – California fire dept
(Reuters) – A fire department in Southern California said a garage fire may have been caused by an overheated charging system in a Tesla Model S sedan, in the latest link between the top selling electric car and the potential for fire.
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.
