U.S. banker who went on run pleads not guilty to fraud
ATLANTA (Reuters) – A former director of a small bank in Georgia who was accused of stealing $21 million from investors before disappearing for 18 months pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a fraud charge and was ordered to remain in jail while awaiting…
Four men plead not guilty to murder in N.J. mall carjacking
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – Four men pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to murder and other charges in a fatal carjacking at an upscale New Jersey mall, where a lawyer was slain in front of his wife after holiday shopping.
New York’s medical marijuana law excludes some who seek the drug
NEW YORK (Reuters) – When New York moves ahead with its planned legalization of medical marijuana for the chronically ill, Missy Miller’s epileptic son Oliver will be left behind.
Utah puts recognition of gay marriages on hold amid appeal
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – Utah will not recognize, at least for now, same-sex marriages performed since a federal judge struck down a ban on gay unions in the state in a ruling that the U.S. Supreme Court later put on hold, the Utah governor’s office …
Analysis: Arctic chill exposes weakness of U.S. natural gas system
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Brutally cold weather this week laid bare critical weaknesses in the Northeastern U.S. natural gas system, leaving some states paying vast sums for supplies as arctic weather enveloped the region.
U.S. airlines restore flights as cold snap eases
(Reuters) – U.S. airlines on Wednesday made progress in getting operations back to normal after several days of storms and record cold weather forced cancellations of thousands of flights.
Obama targets poverty in San Antonio, Philadelphia and other U.S. ‘zones’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama is set to speak on Thursday about how he will target job creation, housing, law enforcement and education in the poorest U.S. communities, part of his pledge to narrow the gap between rich and poor in Ameri…
New Boston mayor names veteran city cop as police commissioner
BOSTON (Reuters) – Newly elected Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Thursday plans to name William Evans, a 31-year-veteran of the city’s police force, as its new police commissioner.
Eighty retired New York cops, firefighters charged in disability fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eighty retired New York police officers and firefighters were charged on Tuesday in a suspected disability scam in which authorities said dozens of people falsely claimed to have been traumatized by the September 11 attacks.
U.S. acts to keep minority, disabled students out of jail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice and Education departments unveiled guidelines on Wednesday to prevent schools from violating civil rights laws and keep students out of jail after data found minorities and the disabled were more likely than others to…
