Boston mob boss Bulger merits ‘no mercy,’ two life terms: prosecutors
BOSTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to sentence convicted Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger to two consecutive life sentences plus five years, arguing that the man who was convicted of 11 murders “deserves no mercy.”
Taxpayers close to breaking even on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac bailout
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Government-run Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, America’s biggest providers of housing finance, will send the U.S. Treasury $39.0 billion in December, leaving them within a hair of paying back their 2008 bailout.
U.S. VP Biden congratulates wrong man in Boston mayor’s race
BOSTON (Reuters) – As he watched the returns in Boston’s most competitive mayoral race in two decades on Tuesday night, Marty Walsh’s cell phone rang.
CIA paying AT&T to provide call records – NY Times
(Reuters) – The CIA is paying AT&T more than $10 million a year to provide phone records for overseas counter-terrorism investigations, the New York Times reported, quoting government officials.
Former welder apt to lead UAW would keep the torch out of talks
DETROIT (Reuters) – Dennis Williams, expected to become the next leader of the United Auto Workers union, is apt to carry on the less confrontational policies of current president Bob King, union and industry officials said.
Analysis: At Supreme Court hearing, passions over religion and its rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the U.S. Supreme Court talks about religion, all hell breaks loose.
New Silk Road drug bazaar opens a month after FBI bust
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A new anonymous Internet marketplace for illegal drugs debuted on Wednesday, with the same name and appearance as the Silk Road website shut down by U.S. law enforcement authorities a month ago.
In the messaging war on Obamacare, both sides get personal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wayne Dofflemyer is no fan of Obamacare.
Sotheby’s triumphs with $290 million Impressionist and modern art sale
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Impressionist and modern art achieved strong prices on Wednesday as Sotheby’s held one of its biggest auctions ever, in a dramatic turnaround from two nights of disappointing sales at Christie’s earlier this week.
New Mexico man sues over repeated anal probes by police
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) – A New Mexico man has filed a lawsuit claiming police subjected him to repeated anal probes and enemas after a routine traffic stop because they suspected he was hiding drugs.
