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.
Retooled Obamacare website traffic surges but problems remain
(Reuters) – A surge of visitors clogged the U.S. government’s revamped healthcare insurance shopping website on Monday, signaling that President Barack Obama’s administration has a way to go in fixing the portal that showcases his signature domestic po…
Man who rained cash on Minnesota mall wants to give away more
(Reuters) – A Minnesota man ticketed for disorderly conduct after he flung $1,000 in mostly small bills over a balcony at the nation’s largest mall during a heavy holiday shopping day wants to give away more money, he said on Monday.
New York train was speeding before derailment: investigators
YONKERS, New York (Reuters) – A New York commuter train that derailed on Sunday morning, killing four people, was traveling nearly three times faster than the speed limit for the curved section of track where it crashed, officials said on Monday.
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 – …
Suspect held for taking high-speed ferry in Seattle
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A 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.
Bob Dylan investigated in France for ‘racist’ comments
PARIS (Reuters) – The American singer Bob Dylan is being investigated in France after a Croatian community organization alleged that comments he made to Rolling Stone magazine last year amounted to incitement to racial hatred, Paris prosecutors said on…
U.S. hospital worker sentenced to 39 years for spreading hepatitis
CONCORD, New Hampshire (Reuters) – A former New Hampshire hospital technician who caused dozens of people to become infected with hepatitis C when he injected himself with syringes of pain killers that were then used on patients was sentenced to 39 yea…
