U.S. urges judge to toss lawsuit over immigrant children detention
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. government lawyers on Thursday urged a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit brought by a New York civil rights group over what it has called excessively long detention of immigrant children, arguing that the judge has no autho…
Uber driver charged with murder in shooting of Denver passenger
DENVER (Reuters) – A Denver-area driver with the ride-sharing service Uber who police say fatally shot a passenger in his vehicle was charged on Thursday with first-degree murder, prosecutors said.
‘Whitey’ Bulger partner ties ex-New England mob boss to 1993 murder
BOSTON (Reuters) – The ex-partner of convicted Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger testified on Thursday that he witnessed the strangling of a nightclub manager who died in 1993 as the former boss of the New England mafia watched.
U.S. suicide rates see sharp increase from 1999 to 2016: CDC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Suicide rates rose in nearly every U.S. state from 1999 to 2016, with the rate spiking by more than 30 percent in half of the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on Thursday.
More evacuations ordered as Colorado wildfire spreads
(Reuters) – Hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate their homes in southwestern Colorado on Thursday as hot, dry and windy conditions stoked a wildfire that was 90 percent uncontained, federal and local officials said.
Florida shooting survivors sue police over response tactics
ORLANDO, Fla./NEW YORK (Reuters) – More than two dozen survivors of a deadly 2016 Florida nightclub shooting sued the city of Orlando and 30 police officers on Thursday, claiming law enforcement failed to protect their rights during an hours-long hosta…
Pennsylvania trucker distracted by football game charged in motorcyclist death: police
MT. HOLLY SPRINGS, Pa. (Reuters) – A Pennsylvania trucker who struck and killed a motorcyclist while the truck driver allegedly watched a football game on his cellphone was charged with homicide by vehicle, police said.
Sports betting bill expected to pass New Jersey legislature
(Reuters) – New Jersey’s legislature is expected to pass a bill on Thursday to regulate and tax sports betting at casinos and racetracks, which would make it one of the first states to legalize the activity following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last mo…
Lobbyist sued by Trump fundraiser ends work for Qatar
(Reuters) – A Washington lobbying firm sued by a top fundraiser for U.S. President Donald Trump based on allegations it was involved in helping Qatar hack into the fundraiser’s emails said on Thursday that it has ended its advocacy for the Gulf state.
U.S. household net worth $100 trillion in first-quarter 2018
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. households added $1 trillion to their wealth in the first three months of this year, boosted by rising stock prices and home values, the Federal Reserve said on Thursday.
