Ex-CIA officer charged with intending to pass secrets to China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Central Intelligence Agency officer has been charged with gathering classified information he allegedly intended to pass to the Chinese government, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday.
Stormy Daniels’ lawyer alleges big payment to Trump attorney Cohen from Russian oligarch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The lawyer for adult-film star Stormy Daniels, who says she was paid $130,000 by Michael Cohen, the longtime attorney for U.S. President Donald Trump, to stay quiet about a sexual encounter with Trump, on Tuesday claimed that Coh…
Cancer warnings to be served up with coffee in California
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp and other roasters and retailers must serve up a cancer warning with coffee sold in California, a Los Angeles judge has ruled.
Hawaii volcano simmers ominously, experts warn it could blow again
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – Hawaii residents drove through clouds of sulfur and over roads splitting open to make desperate and possibly last visits home on Tuesday before another eruption by Kilauea volcano, which has already destroyed 35 homes and othe…
Houston mayor proposes ‘tight’ post-Hurricane Harvey budget
(Reuters) – Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner proposed a fiscal 2019 budget on Tuesday that tackles a $114 million deficit but does not address looming spending pressures, including the city’s share of recovery costs for Hurricane Harvey, which slammed Ho…
Jay-Z ordered to testify next week in U.S. SEC investigation
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge in New York on Tuesday ordered Jay-Z to testify on May 15 in an investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission involving the sale of the rapper’s Rocawear clothing brand to Iconix Brand Group Inc.
Hawaii residents rue paradise built with ‘lava discount’
PAHOA, Hawaii/HONOLULU (Reuters) – Six days before Kilauea began erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island, residents living under one of the world’s most active volcanoes attended a community forum on preparing for emergencies.
California judge finalizes ruling on coffee cancer warnings
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge has finalized a ruling that Starbucks Corp and other coffee sellers must serve up a cancer warning with coffee sold in California.
U.S. Air Force orders one-day pause in flights after deadly crashes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States Air Force has ordered its aircraft to stand down for one day within the next few weeks for a safety review after a string of deadly aircraft crashes.
Trump says ethanol exports could count toward U.S. biofuels quotas: sources
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is considering allowing exported ethanol to count towards the volumes mandated under the nation’s biofuels law, a move that could appease both Big Oil and Big Corn by cutting the refin…
