Parents in California torture case ordered to stand trial: prosecutors
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A judge on Thursday ordered a married couple to stand trial on 49 counts of torture, false imprisonment and abuse over the treatment of 13 siblings who were found imprisoned and starving in their suburban California home, prose…
SEC judge appointments unconstitutional, U.S. high court says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court gave presidents more control over key jobs in federal agencies on Thursday, ruling that the way the Securities and Exchange Commission selected in-house judges who enforce investor protection laws violated …
U.S. states set to gain billions in sales taxes after court ruling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. states could reap billions in online sales tax revenue and buttress their budgets after the nation’s top court ruled on Thursday that e-commerce companies could be forced to collect the money, even if they have no physical pre…
U.S. passengers file suit against Southwest over fatal engine explosion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Eight passengers have sued Southwest Airlines Co over a catastrophic engine blowout in April that killed a passenger and injured several others.
U.S. oil, gas system methane leaks larger than EPA estimates: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. oil and gas drilling and related operations give off much more of the powerful greenhouse gas methane than the federal government estimates, wasting about $2 billion of fuel a year, scientists said on Thursday.
Trump directs U.S. agencies to reunite families at border; Melania visits region
WASHINGTON/MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he was directing federal agencies to begin reuniting children and parents separated at the U.S.-Mexico border after entering the country illegally, a first step to …
Supreme Court finds SEC judge appointments unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court said on Thursday the way the Securities and Exchange Commission selected in-house judges who enforce investor protection laws was unconstitutional in a ruling allowing more presidential control over pivotal…
U.S. appeals court calls D.C. sniper’s life sentences illegal
(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday said a sniper serving life in prison without parole over deadly shootings that traumatized the Washington, D.C. area in 2002 must be resentenced in Virginia because he was only 17 at the time of his crime…
Remains of U.S. war dead being returned from North Korea: Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the remains of U.S. troops missing from the Korean War were in the process of being returned to the United States from North Korea, correcting a statement he made a day earlier.
Trump tells federal agencies to reunite families at border; Melania visits region
WASHINGTON/MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was directing federal agencies to begin reuniting children and parents who had been separated at the U.S.-Mexico border after entering the country illegally, a first step …
