Man sentenced to 28 years in Ohio veterans charity fraud case
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A man convicted of running a fake charity for U.S. Navy veterans that raised nearly $100 million from donors across the United States, was sentenced to 28 years in prison on Monday by an Ohio judge.
Komodo dragon dies in San Antonio zoo reptile house fire
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – Six reptiles, including a rare Komodo dragon, were killed on Monday in a fire at the San Antonio Zoo likely caused by an electric problem, zoo officials said.
Michael Jordan’s Chicago-area estate up for auction
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The Chicago-area mansion belonging to American basketball star and NBA franchise owner Michael Jordan goes up for auction on Monday, according to a real estate auction house.
U.S. senator’s ex-top aide under house arrest in child porn case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander’s ex-chief of staff on Monday was ordered into indefinite house arrest by a U.S. judge while he awaits trial on federal child pornography charges.
General Motors to invest $1.3 billion in five U.S. plants
FLINT, Mich (Reuters) – General Motors Co said on Monday it will invest nearly $1.3 billion at five U.S. plants to make a new transmission and boost output for a planned new engine as well as add a vehicle paint shop.
Detroit bankruptcy appeals can go to 6th Circuit: judge
DETROIT (Reuters) – Appeals of Detroit’s historic bankruptcy will be allowed to bypass a federal district court and head straight to the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, the bankruptcy judge overseeing the case ruled from the bench on Monday.
Fatal carjacking makes Christmas shopping at U.S. mall a nightmare
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) – Police on Monday were seeking a pair of suspected carjackers who shot to death a lawyer who was Christmas shopping with his wife at a high-end New Jersey mall and then fled in the couple’s luxury SUV, prosecutors said.
U.S. repatriates two Guantanamo detainees to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has sent two detainees being held at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility back to their native Saudi Arabia, the Pentagon said on Monday, the latest push in a slow-moving effort towards eventually shuttering th…
U.S. justices ask for Obama’s views in September 11 case against banks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday asked President Barack Obama’s administration to weigh in on whether victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks on New York could pursue claims against banks they have accused of indirectly helpin…
Regional water deal elusive for Detroit emergency manager
DETROIT (Reuters) – In bankruptcy and looking for cash, Detroit would like to lease its water utility to raise as much as $9 billion to fund basic services long term, but talks with neighboring suburban counties are stalled.
