Judge says she blocked Louisiana pipeline permit on ‘irreparable harm’ concern
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A judge in Louisiana who halted development of a section of Energy Transfer Partners’ Bayou Bridge oil pipeline last week said on Tuesday that her decision was designed to prevent “further irreparable harm” to wetlands.
Dick’s Sporting Goods bans some gun sales, urges Congress to act
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc said on Wednesday it will permanently stop selling assault-style rifles after the massacre at a Florida high school that has reopened a fierce debate over gun control in America.
Gate dispute clouds expansion plan for Chicago’s O’Hare Airport
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A new $8.5 billion plan to expand Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport ran into turbulence on Wednesday due to a gate dispute involving the airport’s two major carriers.
New York regulator asks Deutsche, other banks about Kushner loans: source
(Reuters) – New York’s state banking regulator asked Deutsche Bank AG and two other lenders for information on their relationships with U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner and his family’s real estate …
Georgia teacher arrested after firing gunshot alone in school classroom
(Reuters) – An armed high school teacher in Georgia barricaded himself alone inside his classroom, then fired a gunshot when the principal tried to force open the door, but no one was seriously injured, police said after the instructor was arrested.
Empty seats, missing names as Florida shooting survivors return to school
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Survivors of the second-deadliest U.S. public school shooting were brought to tears on Wednesday by empty seats and missing names at roll call as they returned to their Florida high school two weeks after 17 students and educ…
Couples tote AR-15 assault rifles to Pennsylvania church blessing
NEWFOUNDLAND, Pa. (Reuters) – Hundreds of couples toting AR-15 rifles packed a Unification church in Pennsylvania on Wednesday to have their marriages blessed and their weapons celebrated as “rods of iron” that could have saved lives in a recent Florid…
‘Pharma bro’ Shkreli seeks 12 to 18 month sentence, below guidelines
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Martin Shkreli, the former drug company executive convicted of defrauding investors in two hedge funds he ran, has asked a federal judge to sentence him to 12 months to 18 months in prison, much less than suggested federal guidelin…
Coca-Cola defeats U.S. lawsuit over Diet Coke ads
(Reuters) – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Coca-Cola Co’s advertising for Diet Coke misleads people into thinking that consuming the soft drink assists in weight loss, and that it actually causes weight gain.
Families surround Florida shooting school as students return
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Families of the teen survivors of the second-deadliest shooting at a U.S. public school gathered outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday to support the students returning to the place 17 people were massacre…
