Trump administration opposes requiring ‘reasonable’ airline baggage fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Transportation told Congress it opposes a Senate bill that would require new rules prohibiting airline fees that are not “reasonable and proportional,” along with many other new consumer protections that th…
EPA spends 30 percent more on Pruitt’s security, cites death threats
(Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt’s security detail has cost taxpayers about $3.4 million so far, up more than 30 percent from his predecessor during an equivalent period, according to details released by the agency, w…
Indiana middle school student shoots teacher, classmate
(Reuters) – A student armed with two handguns shot a teacher and another student at a school in Indiana on Friday, and media reports said the teacher swatted away the shooter’s guns and wrestled him to the ground, protecting others in the classroom.
Platinum hedge fund co-founder pleads guilty in corruption case
May 25 (Reuters) – A founder of the hedge fund firm Platinum Partners pleaded guilty on Friday to a criminal conspiracy charge, six months after a mistrial in a corruption case against him and a former New York City labor leader.
Film mogul Weinstein appears handcuffed in court to face rape charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein appeared in handcuffs in a New York court on Friday to face charges of rape and other sex crimes against two of the scores of women who have accused him of misconduct, ending his reign as a Hollywood ki…
Subtropical storm Alberto’s landfall expected early next week
HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Gulf of Mexico producers and refiners are monitoring subtropical storm Alberto, which is expected to make landfall between east Louisiana and the Florida panhandle early next week, the companies said on Friday.
Teacher, student injured in Indiana school shooting -police
(Reuters) – A teacher and a teenage student were injured in a shooting at an Indiana middle school on Friday morning and another student was in custody, police said, the latest in a series of shootings at American schools and colleges that reignited a …
Milwaukee Bucks’ Sterling Brown says he felt ‘defenseless’ during arrest
Milwaukee Bucks guard Sterling Brown says he felt “pretty much defenseless” during a controversial arrest over a parking infraction in January.
Tax-dodge strategists probe loopholes in new U.S. law, IRS wary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tax experts for global corporations are hot on the trail of loopholes in the sweeping tax law approved in December by President Donald Trump and Republicans in the U.S. Congress.
Movie mogul Weinstein handcuffed in court to face sex crime charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Film mogul Harvey Weinstein appeared in handcuffs in a New York court on Friday to face charges of rape and other sex crimes against two of the scores of women who have accused him of misconduct, ending his reign as a Hollywood kin…
