Dancing FBI agent whose gun went off faces charges
DENVER (Reuters) – An off-duty FBI agent who accidentally shot a man at a Denver bar after doing a dance floor backflip was charged on Tuesday with second-degree assault, prosecutors said.
Ex-N.Y. lawmaker pleads guilty to defrauding federal disaster agency
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former New York state lawmaker pleaded guilty on Tuesday to defrauding a federal disaster relief agency out of aid money meant for victims of Hurricane Sandy and pressuring witnesses to lie to authorities, prosecutors said.
Thousands of U.S. asylum claims in doubt after Sessions’ decision
(Reuters) – New limitations on asylum imposed by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions could invalidate tens of thousands of pending claims brought by women, children and men fleeing violence in their home countries, according to immigration attorneys.
Trump economic adviser Kudlow to stay in hospital after heart attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, a staunch defender of President Donald Trump’s tough stance on global trade, will remain in a Washington-area hospital but was expected to “make a full and speedy” recovery after sufferi…
Missouri businessman sentenced to 10 years for payday lending scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Kansas City, Missouri businessman was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday after he was found guilty running a $220 million payday lending scheme that charged illegally high interest rates and signed up borrowers without th…
U.S. electricity commission sees no emergency in power market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – All five members of the panel that regulates the U.S. power grid indicated at a Senate hearing on Tuesday there was no emergency in the country’s electricity markets, potentially undermining efforts by President Donald Trump’s ad…
Virginia battle highlights U.S. Congress primary elections in 5 states
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Voters in five U.S. states went to the polls on Tuesday to pick candidates for November’s midterm elections, with a battle among Virginia Democrats for the right to challenge an endangered congressional Republican topping the sla…
Union leaders to meet General Electric in bid to save Virginia jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Union leaders plan to meet with General Electric Co on Wednesday in a bid to avert closure of a Virginia factory that makes controls for GE’s power plants, the company and the union said on Tuesday.
Minor explosion at Hawaii volcano spews more ash into the air
(Reuters) – A small explosion at the summit of Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano shot more ash high into the atmosphere, putting communities in the southern part of the Big Island at risk, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.
Ex-Chemours employee pleads guilty in U.S. trade secrets case
(Reuters) – A former employee of chemicals firm Chemours Co has pleaded guilty to a U.S. charge that he conspired to steal trade secrets related to its lucrative sodium cyanide business and sell them to Chinese investors, federal prosecutors said on Tu…
