Freelance writers file proposed U.S. settlement with publishers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Freelance writers seeking compensation from publishers for the reprinting of their work in online databases without permission asked a court on Friday to approve a revised settlement that would remove a cap on the compensation they…
Three men found guilty in New York City payroll fraud case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. jury convicted three men on Friday in a massive kickback and fraud scheme while implementing a new payroll system for New York City that eventually cost more than $600 million.
Toy guns should not look like real ones: California lawmaker
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – Pellet guns and other toy weaponry should not be allowed to look like the real thing, a California lawmaker said Friday, vowing to introduce a bill to ban such replicas following the accidental killing of a 13-year-ol…
Colorado Avalanche goalie Varlamov charged with assaulting girlfriend
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov was charged on Friday with misdemeanor assault for allegedly kicking and stomping his girlfriend at the couple’s Denver condominium last month, prosecutors said.
Serial killer sentenced to death in California ‘Alphabet Murders’
SAN RAFAEL, California (Reuters) – An elderly pin-up photographer convicted of killing four Northern California prostitutes with double initials in the so-called “Alphabet Murders” was sentenced to death on Friday by a judge who called him “evil.”
Son of U.S. man held in North Korea says has not heard from father
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The son of an 85-year-old California retiree and Korean War veteran who was detained by North Korean authorities last month during a trip to the reclusive Asian nation said on Friday he has had no communication with his father s…
California university students charged in racist bullying of roommate
(Reuters) – Three California university students accused of taunting their black roommate with racial slurs and references to slavery, once trying to clamp a bicycle lock on his neck, have been charged with hate crimes in an incident that has roiled th…
Hand over tax audit information, clock is running: IRS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Internal Revenue Service audit, already a feared ordeal, will get even sharper teeth in January when the IRS will start setting strict deadlines for delivery of information it wants from companies and wealthy people it i…
California exchange rejects extension of Obamacare-canceled plans
(Reuters) – California’s new health exchange will not allow canceled policies to extend past the end of the year, defying President Barack Obama’s effort to repair his pledge that people can keep their current plans.
Insurers in three states to pilot ‘direct enrollment’ for Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Insurance companies in three states – Florida, Texas and Ohio – will help the government figure out how to use “direct enrollment” to boost enrollment in health plans as part of the Obamacare, the Obama administration announced o…
