Senators propose bill to bar airlines from endangering animals
(Reuters) – Two. U.S. senators on Thursday unveiled legislation to explicitly bar airlines from putting animals in danger by placing them in overhead baggage compartments, after the recent death of a puppy on board a passenger aircraft.
Airlines resolve dispute over Chicago O’Hare expansion
(Reuters) – An $8.5 billion expansion plan for Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport got a lift on Thursday after the airport’s two major carriers, American and United, settled a dispute that had clouded the project.
Asylum seekers sue U.S. government over prolonged detention
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A group of migrants seeking asylum in the United States sued the Trump administration on Thursday, claiming the government is unfairly keeping them in custody while they pursue their cases in immigration court.
South Carolina church shooter’s sister charged for weapons at school
(Reuters) – The sister of avowed white supremacist Dylann Roof, who was sentenced to die for the 2015 massacre at a historic South Carolina black church, was arrested for carrying weapons at a high school, according to police officials.
Green Crack, Blue Dream, Gorilla Glue: The problem of pricing pot
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In 2014, as Jonathan Rubin and Ian Laird considered investing in the booming U.S. cannabis industry, they hit a problem: How to value pot start-ups with little verified data on the price of the weed itself?
U.S. takes more time to decide on New York denial for Constitution natural gas pipeline
(Reuters) – U.S. federal energy regulators gave themselves more time to decide whether to rehear their earlier order upholding New York’s denial of a water permit for Williams Cos Inc’s Constitution natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York.
Georgia’s ‘stocking strangler’, Alabama man set to be executed
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia is set on Thursday to execute a man dubbed the “stocking strangler” for a series of murders in which he choked victims with panty hose, while Alabama plans its first execution since it botched a lethal injection a few weeks …
Experienced Alaskan climbers presumed dead
(Reuters) – Two experienced mountain climbers were presumed dead on an Alaskan mountaintop after ropes matching their gear were found in a crevasse after they were missing for a week, authorities said.
Sister of South Carolina mass shooter arrested on weapons charges
(Reuters) – The sister of avowed white supremacist Dylann Roof, who was sentenced to die for the 2015 massacre at a historic South Carolina black church, was arrested on Wednesday for carrying weapons at a high school, media said.
U.S. solar forecast ratcheted down as tariffs weigh
(Reuters) – U.S. solar energy installations will grow slower than previously expected in the coming years due to the Trump administration’s tariffs on panel imports and new federal tax laws that will restrict investment in the clean energy source, acco…
