By: Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (REUTERS).- “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski’s handwritten manifesto against industrialism, his typewriters and other items from his Montana cabin will be sold at auction to benefit his victims, authorities said on Thursday. K…
Federal Judge Nixes Request to Replace Maine Mural
BANGOR, ME.- A federal judge on Friday denied a request to order Maine to return a mural to a state Labor Department office where it was removed last month, causing an uproar. U.S. District Judge John Woodcock ruled that Gov. Paul LePage’s order to rem…
Archivist Finds 1794 Document in Eisenhower Papers
ABILENE, KAN. (AP).- A document written by a federal judge 216 years ago has turned up in an unlikely place: in President Dwight Eisenhower’s archives in Kansas. The 1794 document, signed by Judge Richard Peters, was found at the Eisenhower Presidenti…
Titanic Salvage Company Wins Award from Virginia Court
RICHMOND (AP).- The company with exclusive rights to salvage the Titanic is entitled to full compensation for artifacts worth about $110 million that it has recovered in a half-dozen perilous expeditions to the famous shipwreck, a federal judge has rul…
Author Neil Gaiman Wins Suit Over Spawn Characters
MADISON, WIS (AP).- A federal judge has ruled that Coraline and Stardust author Neil Gaiman (GAY-min) is owed royalties for three more characters that appeared in artist Todd McFarlane’s classic Spawn comic book series. U.S. District Court Judge Barba…
Federal Judge Upholds NYC Art Vendor Crackdown Rules
NEW YORK (AP).- A federal judge in New York City has upheld new regulations seeking to cap the number of art vendors allowed in Manhattan’s busiest parks. Judge Richard Sullivan on Friday denied motions in two cases brought by street artists seeking t…