Harrisburg receiver Unkovic resigns: mayor's office |
- Harrisburg receiver Unkovic resigns: mayor's office
- Documents show debate over handling of 9/11 remains
- Former crack cocaine dealer wins Truman Scholarship
- Security breach hits U.S. card processors, banks
- World record $640 million lottery drawing set for Friday night
- Colorado wildfire 70 percent contained, no sign of missing woman
- New York police accused of "uncivilized" arrest of diplomat
- Florida panel investigating hazing will meet publicly
- Texas jury slaps $195 million penalty on TaxMasters, CEO Cox
- Judge dismisses Virginia Tech fine for slow alert
- Two deaths in a week linked to Las Vegas corruption probe
- World record $640 million lottery drawing set for Friday night
- Teacher arrested after sex with students for higher grades
- Security breach hits U.S. card processors, banks
- US Airways flight attendants reject tentative pact
- JetBlue copilot's neighbors not surprised at his composure
- Florida teen's body showed no sign of fight, funeral director says
- Wendy's jumps into "Pink Slime" public relations war
- U.S. farmers to plant the most corn in 75 years
- With U.S. okay, Cuban agent returns home to see brother
- New Hampshire woman to be tried again in Rwandan genocide
- Democrat Barrett seeks rematch with Wisconsin Governor Walker
- California campaign treasurer pleads guilty to fraud
- Lawyer says U.S. blocks investigation of Afghan massacre
- Georgia moves to ban abortions after 20-week gestation
- U.S. displacing Japan as No. 1 for highest corp taxes
- Mississippi allows Southern Co to keep building $2.8 billion coal plant
- Federal judge strikes down part of Wisconsin union law
- Court bars challenge to bundled cable channels
- U.S. FDA denies petition to ban common chemical BPA
- Site mapped by California killer yields two missing teens' remains
- Security breach hits U.S. card processors, banks
- Judge dismisses Virginia Tech fine for slow alert
- World record $640 million lottery drawing set for Friday night
- Texas jury slaps $195 million penalty on TaxMasters, CEO Cox
- New York police accused of "uncivilized" arrest of diplomat
- Florida panel investigating hazing will meet publicly
- Colorado wildfire 70 percent contained, no sign of missing woman
- Two deaths in a week linked to Las Vegas corruption probe
- Harrisburg receiver Unkovic resigns: mayor's office
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| Former crack cocaine dealer wins Truman Scholarship Posted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - When Walter Fortson was arrested in 2007 for dealing crack cocaine, he believed a police officer who told him "your life is over." Five years later, he is an honors student at Rutgers University, and learned this week that he won a $30,000 Truman Scholarship, the only New Jersey undergraduate to receive the prestigious recognition. The national award for graduate school costs is given to outstanding students pursuing careers in government or public affairs. ... |
| Security breach hits U.S. card processors, banks Posted:
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| World record $640 million lottery drawing set for Friday night Posted:
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| Colorado wildfire 70 percent contained, no sign of missing woman Posted:
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| New York police accused of "uncivilized" arrest of diplomat Posted:
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| Florida panel investigating hazing will meet publicly Posted: ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida college under pressure to fix its culture of brutal hazing zig-zagged over the past week on how secret its work should be, coming down on Friday on the side of openness. The trustees of Florida A & M University met via telephone conference call and voted 8-2 to order its independent panel on hazing to meet publicly under the terms of Florida's Sunshine Law, which mandates public access to governmental proceedings. ... |
| Texas jury slaps $195 million penalty on TaxMasters, CEO Cox Posted: (Reuters) - A Texas jury voted to slap $195 million in civil penalties on Friday against the tax advisory firm TaxMasters and its CEO Patrick Cox, who were accused by the state of defrauding consumers. Houston-based TaxMasters became a household name due to commercials featuring Cox, who promised consumers his firm could walk them through audits, settle tax disputes and recover property seized by the IRS. It gained more dubious recognition in 2010, when Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit saying some of the company's claims were false. ... |
| Judge dismisses Virginia Tech fine for slow alert Posted: RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - A judge has thrown out a fine imposed by federal education officials against Virginia Tech, finding the school did not wait too long under federal law to alert students of the first shootings in a 2007 rampage that left 32 innocent people dead. The U.S. Department of Education last year ordered the university to pay a $55,000 fine, the maximum allowed for violations of the federal Clery Act, which requires timely warnings of crimes on campuses. University officials waited more than two hours before notifying the campus that a shooting had occurred. ... |
| Two deaths in a week linked to Las Vegas corruption probe Posted: LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Two people linked to a massive federal probe into homeowner association fraud in Las Vegas have been found dead within a week, and authorities described both deaths as apparent suicides. Las Vegas attorney David Amesbury, who entered a plea deal in the case less than six months ago, was found hanging from a beam in a shed outside his brother's California home on Sunday, and authorities said there was no indication of foul play. ... |
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| Teacher arrested after sex with students for higher grades Posted: OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A former teacher and football coach who prosecutors say promised better grades to girls in exchange for sex at a small town Oklahoma high school has been charged with two counts of second-degree rape and nine other felonies, authorities said on Friday. Investigators have identified five female victims of the former teacher at Atoka High School in southeastern Oklahoma and believe more remain unidentified, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said in a statement. ... |
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| US Airways flight attendants reject tentative pact Posted: (Reuters) - Flight attendants at US Airways Group rejected a tentative agreement offered by management, and union leaders said the members want a better financial offer. Leaders of the Association of Flight Attendants union called for "substantial improvements to our current contracts" in a statement on the results on Friday. The vote was 1,457 in favor of ratification and 4,375 against, the joint negotiating committee for the flight attendants at US Airways said in a website update. The present US Airways was formed from a 2005 merger with America West Airlines. ... |
| JetBlue copilot's neighbors not surprised at his composure Posted:
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| Florida teen's body showed no sign of fight, funeral director says Posted:
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| Wendy's jumps into "Pink Slime" public relations war Posted:
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| U.S. farmers to plant the most corn in 75 years Posted:
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| With U.S. okay, Cuban agent returns home to see brother Posted:
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| New Hampshire woman to be tried again in Rwandan genocide Posted: LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - A New Hampshire woman accused of lying about her role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide to win asylum in the United States will face a second trial on immigration fraud charges following an earlier mistrial. Federal prosecutors on Friday notified a court in Concord that they would not drop charges against Beatrice Munyenyezi, 41, who they accuse of helping to organize mass killings and rapes in the southern Rwandan town of Butare 18 years ago. A jury deadlocked in the case earlier this month. The new trial will begin in September. ... |
| Democrat Barrett seeks rematch with Wisconsin Governor Walker Posted: MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced on Friday his candidacy for the Democratic nomination to challenge Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker in a recall election, setting up a possible rematch of the 2010 election. Barrett's entrance into the race was expected and came just hours after a state agency certified the recall election against Walker, whose support for controversial restrictions to some public sector unions in Wisconsin sparked the recall bid. Barrett said he did not make the decision lightly. ... |
| California campaign treasurer pleads guilty to fraud Posted: SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - A Democratic campaign treasurer accused of draining up to $20 million from the war chests of Senator Dianne Feinstein and others pleaded guilty on Friday to fraud charges, in a case a prosecutor compared to that of Bernard Madoff. Kinde Durkee, 59, who was charged with five counts of mail fraud, entered her plea to all counts in federal court in Sacramento. She faces up to 14 years in prison. ... |
| Lawyer says U.S. blocks investigation of Afghan massacre Posted:
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| Georgia moves to ban abortions after 20-week gestation Posted: ATLANTA (Reuters) - Most abortions in Georgia would be prohibited if the fetus is more than 20 weeks old under a bill passed by the state legislature that now awaits the signature of Republican Governor Nathan Deal, authorities said on Friday. Georgia already prohibits most abortions starting in the third trimester. But lawmakers backed tighter restrictions in the bill approved on Thursday night, moving to join six other states in banning abortions at 20 weeks, in the second trimester. "This will save 1,000 to 1,200 babies a year," said the bill's sponsor, Representative Doug McKillip. ... |
| U.S. displacing Japan as No. 1 for highest corp taxes Posted:
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| Mississippi allows Southern Co to keep building $2.8 billion coal plant Posted: (Reuters) - Mississippi utility regulators on Friday voted to allow a unit of Southern Co to continue building an $2.8 billion coal-gasification power plant in the state despite a court ruling that overturned the existing certificate issued two years ago. ... |
| Federal judge strikes down part of Wisconsin union law Posted: MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A federal judge in Wisconsin on Friday struck down parts of a law restricting public sector union power in the state just hours after a recall election was set for Republican Governor Scott Walker over his support of the controversial union law. U.S. District Judge William Conley in Madison, Wisconsin struck down a part of the law approved by the Republican-led legislature last year that required annual union recertification votes by a majority of members in the unit. He also struck down a provision that made paying of union dues voluntary. ... |
| Court bars challenge to bundled cable channels Posted: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Television programmers and distributors do not have to face a lawsuit that sought to compel them to sell cable channels separately to consumers, instead of in multi-channel packages, a U.S. appeals court ruled. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday found that the plaintiffs - cable and satellite TV subscribers - failed to state an antitrust claim against Walt Disney, Fox Entertainment Group Inc, Comcast Corp and several other companies. The plaintiffs intended to seek class-action status. ... |
| U.S. FDA denies petition to ban common chemical BPA Posted: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators denied a petition to ban a chemical used in water bottles, soup cans and other food and drink packaging that may cause harm to developing babies and young children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said the petition to ban the chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, did not provide the scientific evidence needed to change current regulations. BPA has been used for decades to harden plastic or make the epoxy resin that lines tin cans, but it can also leach into food and water from these protective coatings. ... |
| Site mapped by California killer yields two missing teens' remains Posted: SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The remains of two teenage girls missing since the 1980s have been identified among bones found in an abandoned well in California that a convicted serial killer said he and a partner-in-crime used as a burial site, authorities said on Friday. Forensic examinations and DNA testing determined that two of three possible skeletons found in the sealed well 100 miles east of San Francisco belong to Kimberly Billy and Joann Hobson, San Joaquin County Sheriff Steve Moore said. ... |
| Security breach hits U.S. card processors, banks Posted:
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| Judge dismisses Virginia Tech fine for slow alert Posted: RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - A judge has thrown out a fine imposed by federal education officials against Virginia Tech, finding the school did not wait too long under federal law to alert students of the first shootings in a 2007 rampage that left 32 innocent people dead. The U.S. Department of Education last year ordered the university to pay a $55,000 fine, the maximum allowed for violations of the federal Clery Act, which requires timely warnings of crimes on campuses. University officials waited more than two hours before notifying the campus that a shooting had occurred. ... |
| World record $640 million lottery drawing set for Friday night Posted:
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| Texas jury slaps $195 million penalty on TaxMasters, CEO Cox Posted: (Reuters) - A Texas jury voted to slap $195 million in civil penalties on Friday against the tax advisory firm TaxMasters and its CEO Patrick Cox, who were accused by the state of defrauding consumers. Houston-based TaxMasters became a household name due to commercials featuring Cox, who promised consumers his firm could walk them through audits, settle tax disputes and recover property seized by the IRS. It gained more dubious recognition in 2010, when Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit saying some of the company's claims were false. ... |
| New York police accused of "uncivilized" arrest of diplomat Posted:
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| Florida panel investigating hazing will meet publicly Posted: ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida college under pressure to fix its culture of brutal hazing zig-zagged over the past week on how secret its work should be, coming down on Friday on the side of openness. The trustees of Florida A & M University met via telephone conference call and voted 8-2 to order its independent panel on hazing to meet publicly under the terms of Florida's Sunshine Law, which mandates public access to governmental proceedings. ... |
| Colorado wildfire 70 percent contained, no sign of missing woman Posted:
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| Two deaths in a week linked to Las Vegas corruption probe Posted: LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Two people linked to a massive federal probe into homeowner association fraud in Las Vegas have been found dead within a week, and authorities described both deaths as apparent suicides. Las Vegas attorney David Amesbury, who entered a plea deal in the case less than six months ago, was found hanging from a beam in a shed outside his brother's California home on Sunday, and authorities said there was no indication of foul play. ... |
| Harrisburg receiver Unkovic resigns: mayor's office Posted:
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