Expert: Penn State report ups legal risk for former president
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Penn State University President Graham Spanier, left, and Jerry Sandusky attend the Second Mile Celebrity Golf Classic, in State College, Penn. in 1997.
Of four former top Penn State employees accused by an independent investigation [...]
Zimmerman wants to toss trial judge
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Judge Kenneth Lester presides over George Zimmerman’s bond hearing June 29 in a Seminole County courtroom in Sanford, Fla.
George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch volunteer charged with second-degree [...]
Obama administration pledges $80 million more to Everglades restoration
KISSIMMEE, Florida (Reuters) – With Florida cattlemen looking on, Obama administration officials announced on Friday the latest infusion of $80 million into an Everglades restoration plan to buy development rights to farms and ranches [...]
Ex-baseball star Lenny Dykstra pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Onetime World Series hero Lenny Dykstra pleaded guilty on Friday to bankruptcy fraud and other charges stemming from a scheme to loot more than $200,000 in sports memorabilia, home furnishings and other property [...]
Dozens arrested in crackdown on second motorcycle gang
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Forty-one members of the Michigan-based Devils Disciples have been charged with crimes including attempted murder and drug trafficking in this week’s second crackdown on a Midwest motorcycle gang, federal prosecutors [...]
Visa, Mastercard, banks in $7.25 billion swipe-fee settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Visa Inc, Mastercard Inc and banks issuing their credit cards have agreed to a settlement valued at $7.25 billion and will allow stores to encourage customers to use cheaper forms of payment, according to settlement [...]
IRS denials a worry for political tax-exempt groups: attorneys
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Internal Revenue Service‘s denial of tax-exempt status to two small U.S. political groups is prompting concern among other tax-exempt organizations raising millions of campaign dollars that they could lose [...]
Autistic man ate roots and frogs to survive weeks in Utah desert
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) – An autistic man has been rescued from Utah’s remote Escalante Desert after surviving at least three weeks alone in temperatures that topped 100 Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius) by eating roots and frogs.
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Florida health officials deny cover-up in TB outbreak
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (Reuters) – Florida state health officials have denied they covered up a sharp spike in tuberculosis infections among the homeless in Jacksonville and said the public was not at risk from what is believed to be the [...]
Buffett sees more municipal bankruptcies likely
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Russell Wasendorf Sr, arrested on Friday, confessed to a 20-year fraud at his now-bankrupt Iowa brokerage, saying business troubles and his “big” ego left him no choice: “So I cheated.” [...]
Kerry Kennedy arrested for driving while impaired: police
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Kerry Kennedy, the ex-wife of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and a daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, was arrested after a traffic accident on Friday on charges of driving while impaired by drugs, the state police said.
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Trayvon Martin’s killer seeks new judge in murder case
MIAMI (Reuters) – The Florida man charged with second-degree murder in the killing of unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin asked for a new judge in his case on Friday, accusing the current judge of bias.
Lawyers for George [...]
White House, Romney Don’t Condemn ‘Made in China’ US Olympic Uniforms
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Update at 7:02 p.m. ET - The USOC and Ralph Lauren, which makes the uniforms, announced Friday night they would start making the uniforms in the U.S. for the 2014 winter games. Read about that here.
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Private jet crashes and burns in southern France, killing 3 Americans
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France urges China, Russia to change tune on Syria
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PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande urged Russia and China on Friday to change tack on Syria and back U.N. moves towards tougher sanctions on Bashar al-Assad’s [...]
Capello Russia talks ‘to continue’
Fabio Capello could be named as the new Russia manager next week after reportedly holding talks with officials on Friday.
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China’s Economy Slows Down, and Speeds Up
Is China’s growth accelerating or decelerating? Both.
On a year-over-year basis, China’s economy grew 7.6% in the second quarter, down from 8.1% in the first and the lowest level since the depths of the financial crisis [...]
Factbox: A list of Richard D. Zanuck films
(Reuters) – Legendary Hollywood writer Richard D. Zanuck died of a heart conflict on Friday in Los Angeles during age 77. He warranted celebrity as both a studio trainer and independent producer, receiving an Oscar for producing 1989′s [...]
The Expendables 2 Stars Weigh In On Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Big Screen Return
“The Expendables” will be behind and improved than ever this summer – bursting behind into theaters for a second go.
However, this time around, a rugged mercenaries will suffer a additional flesh appetite of Arnold Schwarzenegger [...]
Universal greenlights Edgar Wright’s "The World’s End"
Thousands of Comic-Con attendees squeeze giveaway swag during a pop-culture convention, though one propitious fan nabbed a ultimate prize: a outing to space.
