Uzbek Bribe Scheme to Cost Swedish Telecom Nearly $1B
Swedish telecom company Telia agreed Thursday to pay nearly a $1 billion as part of a guilty plea for bribing officials in Uzbekistan.
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Oklahoma Police Shoot to Death a Deaf Latino Man
Oklahoma City police admitted Wednesday that a Hispanic man who was shot to death in front of his home was deaf and could not understand their commands to drop a metal pipe.
Read moreMississippi Parents Fight State Takeover of Jackson Schools
A federal lawsuit filed by more than two dozen parents of students enrolled in the Jackson Public School District accuses Mississippi education officials of planning an unconstitutional state takeover of the district without any community input.
Read moreSan Diego City Council Opposes Border Wall
The San Diego City Council joined a chorus of other cities Tuesday in opposing President Donald Trump’s border wall, though its resolution lost a provision – and much of its teeth – to divest from companies involved in its construction.
Read moreSame-Sex Couples Can Seek Damages Against Kentucky Clerk
Two lawsuits against Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis – who infamously refused to marry same-sex couples after the historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage – will proceed, but only against Davis in her individual capacity, a federal judge ruled.
Read moreVictoria’s Secret Sued Over Flaming PINK Hoodie
A Texan sued Victoria’s Secret in federal court Friday, claiming she suffered third-degree burns after one of its hoodies touched a stovetop burner and burst into flames.
Read moreHouston Cop Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison
A Houston man whose mental illness prevented prosecutors from proving in court that he shot a sheriff’s officer to death pleaded guilty to capital murder Wednesday and was sentenced to life in prison.
Read moreHouston Mayor Seeks Tax Hike for Harvey Cleanup
Houston garbage collectors are working 16-hour days picking up piles of soggy building materials removed from flooded homes, and the mayor says the process could drag on until Christmas if a tax hike is not approved to pay for more garbage contractors.
Read moreSoCal Ponzi Schemer Fined $5.8 Million
A Southern California man must pay $5.8 million to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for his role in a $10 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded nearly 200 investors, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.
Read moreACLU Demands Release of Pregnant ICE Detainee
The American Civil Liberties Union said Monday that an undocumented pregnant woman with a history of high-risk pregnancies is being held in an immigrant detention facility and denied access to basic medical care in violation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s own policies.
Read moreNuns Ask for Trial Delay in Katy Perry Convent Scrap
Two nuns opposed to Katy Perry’s plans to buy an LA-area convent asked a state court on Friday to delay a trial against their preferred buyer, a developer who stands accused of interfering in the pop star’s $14.5 million bid to turn the property into her new home.
Read moreAudit Rips Subterfuge by Fed Agency in California Water Project
A federal agency contributed $50 million to a $16 billion water project in California under the nose of Congress and taxpayers, according to a federal audit released Friday.
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Harvey First Responders Sue Arkema for Toxic Explosion
Arkema once operated its peroxide plant near Houston in obscurity, but an explosive chemical release caused by Hurricane Harvey shined an unflattering light that intensified Thursday when seven first responders sued the company for exposing them to hazardous fumes.
Read moreHouston Begins Long Road to Recovery From Harvey
After Harvey devastated Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast, aid arrived from Washington all the way to Mexico. Lawmakers also passed an initial relief package, but recovery is just beginning and preventative measures for future storms have yet to emerge.
Read moreFormer Manson Disciple Van Houten Gets New Shot at Parole
Leslie Van Houten, the youngest of Charles Manson’s murderous followers, was granted parole by a California board Wednesday.
Read moreHouston Residents Blame City for Dam-Related Flooding
A week after Hurricane Harvey saturated Houston with historic rainfall and as neighborhoods in the western part of the city are still underwater, residents claim in a class action that governmental mismanagement of two dams is to blame for the flooding that’s forced them to evacuate their homes.
Read moreNews Organization Says Photographer Shot by Sheriff’s Deputy
The photographer for a small Ohio news organization who employees say was shot by a sheriff’s deputy who mistook his camera for a weapon is uninterested in seeing the officer punished.
Read moreSeven Convicted of Animal Cruelty at Tyson Chicken Farms in Virginia
Seven former employees of Tyson Foods were convicted Tuesday of 22 counts of animal cruelty documented by a videographer from a Washington, D.C. non-profit.
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