National Grid to pay $36 million and lift natgas moratorium after NY settlement
National Grid Plc on Monday agreed to pay $36 million in response to an ultimatum from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and compensate natural gas customers in New York City and Long Island that were adversely impacted by a moratorium.
Trump says he still has confidence in Mulvaney
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he still had confidence in his acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney amid frustration at his team’s response to the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry.
National Grid to pay about $35 million and lift natgas moratorium after NY settlement
National Grid Plc on Monday agreed to pay about $35 million to compensate customers in New York City and Long Island for imposing a moratorium on new gas customers and to support new energy conservation measures and clean energy projects as part of an …
Trump ordered Pentagon to let convicted Navy SEAL keep elite status
President Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to let a Navy SEAL convicted of battlefield misconduct keep his Trident pin designating him as a member of the elite force, instead of holding a review board, his defense secretary said on Monday.
McDonald’s to pay $26 million to settle California wage lawsuit
McDonald’s Corp agreed to pay $26 million to settle a nearly seven-year-old lawsuit accusing the fast food chain of underpaying U.S. staff at its corporate-owned restaurants in California.
U.S. Supreme Court turns away case on website’s liability over gun sale
The daughter of a woman killed in a 2012 mass shooting will not be able to sue the operator of a firearms classified advertising website from which the killer illegally bought his gun after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear her appeal.
U.S. Supreme Court turns away murder case highlighted in ‘Serial’ podcast
A Baltimore man will remain behind bars for the 1999 murder of his former high school girlfriend after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected his bid for a new trial in a case that captured public attention after the podcast “Serial” raised question…
U.S. Supreme Court lets climate scientist’s defamation claim proceed
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed a prominent climate scientist to pursue a defamation lawsuit against a conservative magazine and a think tank that compared him to a convicted child molester.
On Trump impeachment, divisions between urban and rural Democrats
First-term U.S. congresswoman Cynthia Axne, back home in her rural Iowa district for the Thanksgiving break, faced a room full of farmers on Saturday who made clear their opposition to the impeachment investigation of Republican President Donald Trump….
Chinese national to be sentenced for trespassing at Trump’s resort
A Chinese national faces sentencing in a federal court on Monday after she was convicted of bluffing her way into U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, sparking fears she could pose an intelligence threat.
