NY regulator subpoenas websites to curb payday lending: NYT
(Reuters) – New York State’s financial regulator, Benjamin Lawsky, sent subpoenas to 16 lead generator websites that sell sensitive consumer data to payday lenders, the latest development in a broader crackdown on the payday lending industry, the New Y…
Woman walking dogs attacked by bear in central Florida
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – A bear attacked and seriously injured a woman walking her dogs on Monday evening in Florida, a state where bear complaints have risen in recent years.
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.
