Laura Lynch, Founding Member of ‘Dixie Chicks,’ Dies in Car Crash
Dec. 23 By Ismail Shakil and Maria Caspani (Reuters) -Laura Lynch, a founding member of the U.S. country band “Dixie Chicks,” died in a head-on car crash on a Texas highway, law enforcement said on Saturday. “We are shocked and saddened to learn of the…
British Man Accused of Swindling Nearly $100 Million in Wine Fraud Case Pleads Not Guilty
Dec. 16 By Maria Caspani (Reuters) – A British man accused of allegedly defrauding investors of nearly $100 million through a Ponzi-like scheme involving nonexistent luxury wines pleaded not guilty in a U.S. court on Saturday. Stephen Burton, 58, was extradited to New York from…
Off-Duty Alaska Airlines Pilot Indicted in Connection With October Flight
Dec. 5 By Allison Lampert (Reuters) – An off duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to disable a jet’s engines during an October flight was charged by a grand jury with one count of endangering an aircraft and 83 other counts of recklessly endangering…