U.S. top court seeks Obama administration’s views in Madoff trustee case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked the administration of President Barack Obama to weigh in on whether the trustee seeking money for the victims of convicted Ponzi-schemer Bernard Madoff can recover damages from banks he accu…
UAE PM says treatment of jailed American was unsatisfactory
DUBAI (Reuters) – The prime minister of the United Arab Emirates said on Monday that the treatment of a U.S. citizen who spent nine months in jail for posting a parody video on YouTube was unsatisfactory, and suggested it was a mistake the UAE would le…
Lawsuit delays bond sale for new NFL stadium in Minneapolis: report
(Reuters) – Officials in Minnesota said on Sunday a lawsuit filed in state supreme court challenging the funding of a new stadium for the National Football League’s Vikings will postpone a bond sale, according to local media.
Myth-busting librarians debunk rumors about Texas’ Wild West laws
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Legend has it that the long arm of Texas law once extended to hotel balconies where the men with star badges would take into custody anyone who violated a state statute forbidding people to hunt buffalo from such a perch.
Taxes on severance pay? U.S. Supreme Court to hear case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday will fight before the Supreme Court to keep a defunct retailer from potentially triggering a wave of tax refund claims that could drain $1 billion from major U.S. social programs.
Restaurants reopen with bottled water after West Virginia spill
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) – Restaurants and shops began reopening on Sunday in parts of West Virginia where the water supply was poisoned by a chemical spill, although up to 300,000 people spent a fourth day unable to use tap water for anythi…
Restaurants reopen with bottled water after West Virginia spill
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters) – Restaurants and shops were reopening on Sunday in parts of West Virginia where the water supply was poisoned by a chemical spill, although up to 300,000 people spent a fourth day unable to use tap water for anythin…
New Jersey teen arrested in deadly Christmas morning strip club shooting
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – A man sought for allegedly killing three people and injuring two others in a Christmas Day shooting at a strip club in New Jersey was arrested on Sunday at his mother’s home in Florida, authorities said.
Supreme Court case highlights U.S. labor agency political divide
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – When the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on Monday in a case involving soda bottler Noel Canning Corp., presidential appointment power will be the main dispute, but the case will also put on display one of Washington’…
New Jersey cracks down on sex trafficking ahead of Super Bowl
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shandra Woworuntu was 25-years-old when she flew to New York from her native Indonesia for what she thought would be an interview for a hotel job, but instead found herself forced at gunpoint into prostitution.
