Bill Thompson goes back to bond firm after failed New York mayor bid
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bill Thompson, a former top New York city finance chief and two-time mayoral hopeful, is rejoining his former municipal bond house, Siebert Brandford Shank & Co, after losing the Democratic primary for New York city mayor, the firm said on Wednesday.
Banks seek help with U.S. law when doing business with pot shops
WASHINGTON, Nov 20 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) – Banks, worried about running afoul of federal money-laundering law in dealing with state-authorized marijuana businesses, may soon receive some much-needed guidance from U.S. agencies.
Virginia lawmaker’s condition upgraded to ‘good’ after stabbing
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) – Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds’ condition was upgraded to “good” from “fair” Wednesday at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, where he was airlifted a day earlier for treatment of stab wounds, …
Colorado man posts Facebook photos before murder-suicide try
DENVER (Reuters) – A 22-year-old Colorado man posted photos of himself and his 19-month-old daughter, and messages to the toddler’s mother, on Facebook before he shot the girl dead and turned the gun on himself, police said on Wednesday.
U.S. trial begins for Russian arms dealer’s accused conspirator
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S.-Syrian citizen conspired with convicted Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to buy aircraft, using fake names to get around sanctions that had been imposed against him, a government prosecutor told a jury on Wednesday in New Yor…
Oregon healthcare exchange website never worked, has no subscribers
(Reuters) – Oregon, a state that fully embraced the Affordable Care Act, is enduring one of the rockiest rollouts of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law, with an inoperative online exchange that has yet to enroll a single subscriber, requ…
For Illinois tornado survivors, relief is just being alive
WASHINGTON, Illinois (Reuters) – After breaking her leg late last year, having a double mastectomy in the summer and seeing her house destroyed by a tornado that swept through Washington, Illinois, on Sunday, Kim Wright said her luck was due to change….
Missouri executes serial killer after Supreme Court clears way
(Reuters) – Missouri serial killer Joseph Paul Franklin was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for him to be put to death for murdering a man outside a synagogue in 1977, a corrections spokesman said….
Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng agree to divorce settlement
(Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch and his wife, Wendi Deng Murdoch, appeared before a Manhattan judge on Wednesday in a 10-minute hearing that cleared the way for ending their 14-year marriage.
Evangelist Billy Graham in hospital for respiratory issue
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – U.S. evangelist Billy Graham is being treated for respiratory congestion and is expected to be hospitalized for several days, his spokesman said on Wednesday.
