U.S. senators call for Olympic committee probe after Nassar scandal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on Wednesday called for an investigation into the handling of sexual misconduct allegations by the U.S. Olympic Committee and USA Gymnastics, which have been criticized for not acting on compla…
Exclusive: States need U.S. help to protect drug-affected infants – GAO
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The federal government needs to take more steps to help states protect infants born affected by drugs such as opioids, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says in a new report released Wednesday.
California says it will ban crude from Trump offshore drilling plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California will block the transport of petroleum from new offshore oil rigs through its state, officials told Reuters, a move meant to hobble the Trump administration’s effort to vastly expand drilling in U.S. federal waters.
New York’s Met can keep Picasso sold during Nazi flight: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit seeking the return by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan of a Pablo Picasso masterpiece that a German Jewish businessman was allegedly forced to sell at a low price, to fund an…
Ex-State Street executive faces new U.S. fraud charge
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday brought a new charge against a former State Street Corp executive accused of participating in a scheme to defraud clients by charging them secret commissions on billions of dollars of trades.
Southwest Airlines plane slides during takeoff from Baltimore airport
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Southwest Airlines plane slid sideways while preparing for takeoff from Baltimore–Washington International Airport on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
U.S. judge refuses to overturn Turkish banker’s conviction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Wednesday refused to overturn the conviction of a Mehmet Hakan Atilla, an executive at Turkey’s majority state-owned Halkbank, on charges that he helped Iran evade U.S. sanctions.
Storm brings freezing rain and snow to U.S. Northeast
(Reuters) – A winter storm packing freezing rain and heavy snow was expected to sweep across much of the U.S. Northeast on Wednesday, snarling transportation, closing dozens of schools and threatening power outages.
Special Report: Why ‘higher risk’ human targets get shocked with Tasers
By Grant Smith, Jason Szep, Peter Eisler, Linda So and Lisa Girion
Democrat wins special election in Trump heartland Missouri
(Reuters) – Democrats won a Missouri special election on Tuesday for a state house seat in a district that President Donald Trump won in a landslide victory during the presidential election.
