Vice Media co-founders apologize for ‘boy’s club’ environment at firm
(Reuters) – Vice Media co-founders issued an apology on Saturday, saying the Millennial-focused media company had allowed a “boy’s club” atmosphere that included sexual harassment to flourish.
FBI deputy director McCabe to retire in 2018: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe plans to retire next year, after months of criticism from Republicans in Congress and President Donald Trump, the Washington Post reported on Saturday.
Elderly couple’s plan to give weed for Christmas thwarted by Nebraska cops
(Reuters) – An elderly California couple discovered by Nebraska sheriff’s deputies with 60 pounds of marijuana in their truck during a cross-country trip said they had planned to give the weed to family as Christmas presents, police said.
Accidentally killing migratory birds not a crime, Trump administration says
(Reuters) – Energy companies and other businesses that accidentally kill migratory birds will no longer be criminally prosecuted, the Trump administration said Friday in a decision hailed by industry but denounced by environmental groups.
Exclusive: U.S. memo weakens guidelines for protecting immigrant children in court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has issued new guidelines for immigration judges that remove some instructions for how to protect unaccompanied juveniles appearing in their courtrooms.
California wildfire becomes largest on record in the state
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A sprawling Southern California wildfire that has been burning through rugged, drought-parched coastal terrain since Dec. 4 has become the largest on record in the state, state fire officials said on Friday.
Trump travel ban should not apply to people with strong U.S. ties: court
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday said President Donald Trump’s hotly contested travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries should not be applied to people with strong U.S. ties.
Second court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent the U.S. military from accepting transgender recruits starting Jan. 1, the second court to issue such a ruling t…
Man accused of plotting attack for Islamic State at San Francisco pier
(Reuters) – A tow truck driver in California was arrested on Friday and charged with attempting to provide support to terrorists by plotting to attack people, possibly with explosives, at a crowded pier in San Francisco before Christmas.
German pleads not guilty to U.S. charges in Siemens’ Argentine bribe case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Siemens AG employee pleaded not guilty on Friday to U.S. charges he took part in a $100 million scheme to bribe Argentine officials to win a contract to produce national identity cards, according to prosecutors.
