Philadelphia refinery seeks to sell oil stocks, equipment after fire: sources
The Philadelphia refinery ravaged by a massive fire two weeks ago has begun offering to sell off its stocks of oil and some equipment, according to four people familiar with the matter, after the refinery’s owner announced it would seek to permanently …
U.S. trade, services industry data underscore slowing economy
The U.S. trade deficit jumped in May and trade tensions between the United States and China helped drive activity in the services sector to a two-year low in June, further signs that economic growth slowed sharply in the second quarter.
Lightning strike blamed in Kentucky blaze that scotched 45,000 barrels of bourbon
A massive fire that destroyed a Kentucky Jim Beam bourbon warehouse containing some 45,000 barrels of whiskey on Wednesday may have been caused by a lightning strike, a spokesman for the company said.
Jury deliberates sentencing of U.S. Navy SEAL for posing with dead prisoner
Military jurors reconvened on Wednesday to decide on sentencing for a U.S. Navy SEAL sniper who they acquitted of murdering a captured Islamic State fighter but found guilty of unlawfully posing for photos with his dead body.
An ever-expanding job for border agents: sensitive decisions on migrants’ fates
In a U.S. border patrol facility in El Paso, Texas, labels on holding cells indicate whether migrants have been selected – “yes” or “no” – for a new Trump administration program that sends asylum seekers to wait out their U.S. court hearings in Mexico…
U.S. probes border patrol as criticism of detention centers rises
The acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered an investigation into reports that Border Patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant comments and threats against lawmakers on a private Facebook group.
Parents of Las Vegas massacre victim sue gunmakers over bump-stock-ready weapons
The parents of one of the 58 people slain in a 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting sued the makers and sellers of the assault-style rifles used in the attack, saying they knew the weapons could be jury-rigged to work similarly to illegal machine guns.
U.S. border patrol faces probe; White House bashes asylum ruling
The acting head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered an investigation into reports that border patrol agents have been posting offensive anti-immigrant comments and threats against lawmakers on a private Facebook group.
Lighting strike blamed in Kentucky blaze that scotched 45,000 barrels of bourbon
A massive fire that destroyed a Kentucky Jim Beam bourbon warehouse containing some 45,000 barrels of whiskey on Wednesday may have been caused by a lightning strike, a spokesman for the company said.
Trump congratulates U.S. Navy SEAL cleared of battlefield murder
U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated a U.S. Navy SEAL platoon leader on Wednesday for being acquitted of murdering a captured Islamic State fighter, adding that he was “glad he could help” in the case.
