Landmark moment in making: judge to rule on Detroit bankruptcy
DETROIT (Reuters) – The largest-ever municipal bankruptcy petition in U.S. history faces a watershed moment on Tuesday, as the judge overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy case is scheduled to rule whether the city is eligible for protection from creditors – …
U.S. military court hears case on prostitution at Army base
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. military court began hearing arguments on Monday in the case of a soldier accused of being a part of a suspected prostitution ring at Fort Hood, one of the largest Army bases in the United States.
U.S. appeals court affirms contempt judgment for anarchist
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court has upheld a contempt judgment against a self-described anarchist who refused to testify before a grand jury thought to be investigating a 2008 bomb explosion in New York’s Times Square.
Homeless man held after high-speed ferry commandeered in Seattle
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A homeless man accused of leaping a fence at the Seattle waterfront and briefly commandeering a high-speed ferry used to shuttle passengers between Washington state and Canada was in jail on Monday with bail set at $200,000.
Trial opens for California policemen charged in homeless man’s death
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) – The trial of two former California policemen charged in the beating and death of a mentally ill transient opened on Monday with a prosecutor telling jurors that a “routine” police contact ended with the man dying in a …
U.S. calls for release of American jailed in Cuba
(Reuters) – The United States called on Monday for the immediate release of an American contractor jailed for the past four years in Cuba, saying his continued captivity on the communist-ruled island was “gravely disappointing.”
Accused Los Angeles airport shooter to appear in court
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The man charged with killing a U.S. airport security officer in a shooting frenzy at Los Angeles International Airport is set to appear in federal court on Wednesday, a spokesman for U.S. prosecutors said.
U.S. indictment charges Mexican ex-governor with drug smuggling
(Reuters) – A federal grand jury in Texas has charged a former governor in Mexico’s ruling party with drug smuggling, bank fraud, racketeering, money laundering and working with drug cartels, according to an indictment unsealed on Monday.
Shopper sues Macy’s, says held in New York store jail cell
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A shopper is suing Macy’s for $1 million over being handcuffed and thrown into a jail cell at the retail chain’s flagship store in Manhattan two days after last year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Man removed from flight in Phoenix after TB alert
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A man suspected of having tuberculosis was removed from a US Airways Express flight with 70 passengers aboard shortly after it landed in Phoenix over the weekend, authorities said on Monday.
