Saudi man in Oklahoma charged with lying about al Qaeda training
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Saudi man who attended flight school in Oklahoma was charged on Tuesday with visa fraud for allegedly having lied about attending an al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan in 2000, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Former Alaska Airlines pilot to plead guilty to flying under the influence
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former Alaska Airlines pilot has agreed to plead guilty to flying a commercial jetliner while under the influence of alcohol under an agreement that calls for him to serve a year in prison, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday….
Trump wants military parade in Washington: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered Pentagon and White House officials to begin planning a military parade in Washington similar to the Bastille Day parade he witnessed in Paris in July, the Washington Post reported on Tuesda…
Eli Zabar sues to block eviction from Manhattan food store
NEW YORK (Reuters) – E.A.T. may soon be O.U.T. if Eli Zabar’s landlords successfully evict him from one of his food stores on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, according to a new lawsuit filed on Tuesday.
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket soars in debut test launch from Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – The world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, roared into space through clear blue skies on its debut test flight on Tuesday from a Florida launch site in another milestone for billionaire entrepreneur Elon M…
Ohio lawmakers approve redistricting reform proposal for voters
(Reuters) – Ohio lawmakers approved redistricting reform on Tuesday aimed at curbing gerrymandering by changing how electoral district boundaries are drawn to ensure they do not favor one political party over another.
UAW official’s widow pleads guilty to tax fraud in bribery case
DETROIT (Reuters) – The widow of a United Auto Workers union official at the center of a U.S. probe into improper payments funneled out of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) pleaded guilty on Tuesday to tax fraud.
Las Vegas hotel re-numbers floor where gunman opened fire on music festival
(Reuters) – The Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, where a gunman converted a suite to a sniper’s nest in October and opened fire on an outdoor country music concert, killing 58 people, will rename several floors of the guest tower, the company said.
Exclusive: FBI raids Colorado body broker following Reuters report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday searched the offices of a Colorado businesswoman who operates a funeral home and a body donation company from the same building.
Ex-Honduras police officer gets five years prison in U.S. drug case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Honduran police officer was sentenced to five years in prison on Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to conspiring to import cocaine into the United States.
