Pakistani pleads guilty; failed to register as U.S. foreign agent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Maryland man has pleaded guilty to charges that he failed to register as a foreign agent in connection with lobbying work he did for the Pakistani government in an effort to shape U.S. foreign policy, the Justice Department sai…
U.S. court blocks transfer of American detainee held in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from immediately transferring an American citizen accused of being an Islamic State member from military custody in Iraq to an unidentified country, a…
N.Y. regulator fines insurer Chubb $1.3 million for NRA insurance program
(Reuters) – Insurer Chubb Ltd and a unit have agreed to pay a total of $1.3 million to New York State’s insurance regulator over their role in a National Rifle Association (NRA) insurance program, the regulator said on Monday.
Hawaii warns residents to be alert for further volcano eruptions
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Lava spewing in fountains up to 300 feet high from an erupting Hawaiian volcano has destroyed 35 homes and other buildings, officials said on Monday, warning residents allowed brief visits to their properties to be prepared to…
NRA names Oliver North, known for Reagan-era scandal, as president
(Reuters) – The National Rifle Association on Monday named as its next president retired U.S. Marine Colonel Oliver North, a conservative commentator best known for his central role in the 1980s Iran-Contra affair.
U.S. cements plans to separate families crossing border illegally
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The administration of President Donald Trump will increase criminal prosecutions of parents entering the United States illegally and place their children in protective custody as part of efforts to tighten immigration en…
Hawaii eruptions spread, some residents warned to ‘go now’
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Emergency authorities battling lava flows and gas erupting from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano warned some residents to “go now” as a new fissure opened and more structures were destroyed.
U.S. probes collision of Southwest plane, truck at Baltimore airport
(Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday was investigating a collision between a Southwest Airlines Co aircraft and a truck at Baltimore-Washington International Airport as the airline faced scrutiny over a midair engine explosion last month that killed a passenger.
Top Massachusetts court clears MIT in student suicide lawsuit
BOSTON (Reuters) – Massachusetts’ top court on Monday ruled the Massachusetts Institute of Technology cannot be held responsible for not preventing a PhD candidate from killing himself but said universities at times do have a legal duty to prevent stud…
Some Hawaii residents warned to ‘go now’ as eruptions spread
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Emergency authorities battling lava flows and gas erupting from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano warned some residents to “go now” as a new fissure opened and more structures were destroyed.
