Turkey seeks life in prison for U.S. pastor over 2016 failed coup: Dogan news agency
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday requested life imprisonment for detained American pastor Andrew Brunson over alleged links to a failed coup attempt in 2016, the private Dogan news agency said.
Empty shoes, empty schools: U.S. gun law activists plan two days of theater
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A makeshift memorial made up of 7,000 pairs of shoes took shape on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, as gun control activists dramatized the number of children killed in the United States by gunfire since the 2012 Sandy Ho…
U.S. farm group targets Trump with free-trade ads
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A farm lobbying group is spending $500,000 to air television ads on channels near U.S. President Donald Trump’s home in Florida to encourage free trade, with the group worried recent metal tariffs could result in retaliation agai…
‘A big one’ – New England braces for third major storm in two weeks
BOSTON (Reuters) – A winter storm packing a powerful snowy punch bore down on the northeastern United States on Tuesday, closing schools, snarling travel and threatening to knock out power to thousands of homes and businesses.
Microsoft women filed 238 discrimination and harassment complaints: court documents
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Women at Microsoft Corp working in U.S.-based technical jobs filed 238 internal complaints about gender discrimination or sexual harassment between 2010 and 2016, according to court filings made public on Monday.
U.S. House panel probes corruption allegations at Puerto Rico utility
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee on Monday issued a letter seeking answers to allegations of corruption at Puerto Rico’s beleaguered electric utility, including reports that some officials accepted bribes to restore power…
Police link two deadly package bombs in Austin, Texas, to earlier attack
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two package bombs left outside homes in Austin, Texas, exploded on Monday, killing a teenager and injuring two women in attacks that police linked to a deadly blast earlier this month.
USDA withdraws proposal to stiffen rules for organic egg farms
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture scrapped proposed rules on Monday that for the first time would have mandated specific space requirements for hens laying organic eggs and spelled out what it means for the birds to have access to …
Lawsuit saying Home Depot tricks buyers of 4X4 lumber is deep-sixed
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Home Depot Inc of deceiving shoppers about the size of its four-by-four lumber.
Police link two package bombs in Texas to earlier attack
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Two package bombs exploded miles apart in the capital city of Texas on Monday, killing a teenager and injuring two women in attacks that Austin police linked to a deadly blast earlier this month.
