California lawmaker said to be target of FBI probe may lose committee posts
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) – The Democratic leader of the California State Senate sought on Wednesday to temporarily remove a lawmaker who is the apparent target of an FBI probe from several committee assignments, pending the outcome of the inves…
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.
Cleveland kidnap survivor had to prepare room for new hostage
CLEVELAND (Reuters) – Former bus driver Ariel Castro forced his longest-held captive, Michelle Knight, to help drill holes in a wall at his Cleveland house for restraints to secure a teen he had kidnapped, Knight said in a television interview aired on…
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.
Judge asks to be put back on New York ‘stop-and-frisk’ case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday asked an appeals court to reinstate her to a closely watched case regarding the constitutionality of the New York Police Department’s “stop-and-frisk” tactic, saying she was unfairly removed from it a week…
Man kidnapped to Mexico as toddler returns to U.S., then disappears again
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A Chicago-born man kidnapped as a toddler and taken to Mexico more than three decades ago was caught sneaking back across the border in California last week in hopes of being reunited with his mother, but has since gone missing in…
NYPD denies JPMorgan in talks to hire city’s top cop
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York City police department denied that its commissioner, Ray Kelly, was in talks with JPMorgan Chase & Co about a senior role in security at the bank.
Grab the vacuum: Ladybugs overwhelm parts of U.S. Southeast
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) – Millions of ladybugs are invading homes and businesses in parts of the U.S. eastern seaboard and Gulf Coast this fall, causing headaches for residents who are fighting the invasion with vacuum cleaners that suc…
U.S. plane hijacker returns home from Cuba after 30 years
HAVANA (Reuters) – A former U.S. militant who hijacked a plane to Cuba almost 30 years ago flew home to the United States on Wednesday and was arrested by the FBI on air piracy charges, federal authorities said.
Top U.S. insurer sees weak Obamacare sign-ups, prepares for delay
(Reuters) – A top U.S. health insurer gave the first detailed view of how the problem-plagued rollout of President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law is affecting the industry, saying on Wednesday it had cut its enrollment forecasts by at least a …
