U.S. wine dealer on trial for faking labels and selling counterfeits
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A California man who rose to become one of the country’s most prominent rare wine dealers systematically defrauded collectors by printing forged labels and selling counterfeit bottles, a U.S. prosecutor told jurors on Monday.
December 16 hearing set to consider Detroit bankruptcy appeals
DETROIT (Reuters) – The U.S. judge overseeing Detroit’s bankruptcy on Monday set a hearing for December 16 to consider whether to expedite appeals of his ruling that declared Detroit eligible for bankruptcy protection, allowing the appeals to proceed s…
Six missing in frigid Nevada after trip to abandoned mining camp
(Reuters) – Rescuers were searching on Monday for two adults and four young children a day after they were last seen near an abandoned mining camp in remote northwestern Nevada where they had gone to play in the snow, local authorities said.
Domestic violence case dismissed against ‘127 Hours’ adventurer
DENVER (Reuters) – Prosecutors dismissed a domestic violence case on Monday against Aron Ralston, whose harrowing tale of amputating his own forearm after he became trapped in a Utah canyon became a best-selling book and later a Hollywood film.
Newtown families urge kindness as shooting anniversary nears
NEWTOWN, Connecticut (Reuters) – The families of many of those who died last year in a shooting rampage at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, gathered on Monday to encourage people to perform an act of kindness on the anniversary of the slay…
U.S. lawmakers hope for vote on compromise defense bill this week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives Armed Services committees have agreed on a slimmed-down defense authorization bill and want the House to vote on the measure before it leaves on its year-end holiday recess …
U.S. Korean War veteran released by North says made ‘confession’ under duress
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – An elderly U.S. Korean War veteran released from detention in North Korea said on Monday that his videotaped “confession” was given under duress, adding that he believed he may have been held in a misunderstanding over his inter…
California seeks to send water south via tunnel, restore depleted delta
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – California pledged on Monday to restore 80,000 acres of the depleted Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta as part of a massive project to send fresh water from mountain streams in the north to farmers and residents in t…
Texas law safeguards Christmas cheer in schools
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – Texas lawmakers sent notices to schools on Monday informing them that new legislation allows students and teachers to dress in festive garb and say “Merry Christmas” all they want without fear of punishment.
U.S. university drops claim Chinese dissident Chen was spied on
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York University withdrew its claim on Monday that a close supporter of Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese dissident affiliated with the university through this summer, had tried to spy on Chen by giving him an iPad and iPhone loaded wi…
