Ex-race car driver, financier charged with defrauding NHL players of $15 million
(Reuters) – A retired professional race car driver and a financial adviser were charged with defrauding players in the National Hockey League of $15 million through a series of global investment schemes, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Verdict reached in $100 million bogus Navy charity case
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – A Cleveland jury on Wednesday reached a verdict in the trial of a man charged with defrauding donors of nearly $100 million with a scam charity for U.S. Navy veterans, but the decision won’t be read until Thursday.
Skeletal remains of at least two found buried in California desert
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Police digging in a remote area of the Southern California desert said on Wednesday they had unearthed the skeletal buried remains of at least two people and were investigating a third possible grave nearby.
Holiday e-commerce deals may deliver surge in U.S. Postal Service revenue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service, bleeding millions of dollars daily, is hoping the 2013 holiday season will boost its finances through a partnership with Amazon.com, a surge in online shopping and the timely release of a new stamp featur…
NYC stop-and-frisk judge’s bid for reinstatement denied
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected a judge’s challenge of its decision to remove her from the high-profile stop-and-frisk case against the New York City Police Department.
Ohio execution stayed while state weighs allowing organ donation
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Ohio Governor John Kasich on Wednesday stayed the execution of convicted killer Ronald Phillips to assess whether Phillips’s non-vital organs or tissues can be donated to his mother or possibly others.
Hawaii becomes 15th U.S. state to legalize gay marriage
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Hawaii’s governor signed into law on Wednesday a bill extending marriage rights to same-sex couples, capping 20 years of legal and political rancor in a state regarded as a pioneer in advancing the cause of gay matrimony.
Four Marines die in accident at Camp Pendleton in California
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Four U.S. Marines were killed on Wednesday in an accident while clearing a training area of obstructions at Camp Pendleton, just north of San Diego, California, a military spokesman said.
Montana bride claims husband said could hike cliff trail blindfolded: documents
(Reuters) – A Montana bride accused of shoving her new husband off a cliff at Glacier National Park told authorities she had been reluctant to hike the steep trail but her husband said he could do it blindfolded, court records showed.
Software pioneer McAfee says he will testify about murder in Belize
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) – Computer software pioneer John McAfee said on Wednesday he will testify willingly about the murder of his American neighbor in Belize last year, as he seeks to defend himself from a wrongful death lawsuit that blames him fo…
