Turkish gold trader becomes star witness in U.S. case over Iran sanctions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Turkish gold trader has pleaded guilty to conspiring to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran and will testify against a Turkish bank official who is charged with arranging illegal transactions involving American banks, a U.S. prosec…
Fraternity members accused in hazing death return to Pennsylvania court
STROUDSBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – More than a dozen former members of a New York fraternity returned to a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday to face charges in the 2013 hazing death of a Baruch College freshman during an initiation ritual in the state’s Pocono M…
Hawaii, ACLU ask U.S. top court not to allow full Trump travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The state of Hawaii and the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to allow President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban that would bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries to go in…
Scaramucci quits advisory post at Massachusetts school after lawsuit threat
BOSTON (Reuters) – Former White House spokesman Anthony Scaramucci resigned his advisory position at a Massachusetts university following a dust-up in which he threatened to sue the school’s student newspaper, Tufts University officials said on Tuesday…
Police search for missing three-year-old girl in North Carolina
(Reuters) – Local and federal law enforcement officials were searching on Tuesday for a 3-year-old girl who went missing from her bedroom in Jacksonville, North Carolina, after being put to bed on Sunday night, the local sheriff’s office said.
Florida man sentenced to 25 years for attempt to blow up synagogue
(Reuters) – A Florida man was sentenced by a U.S. judge on Tuesday to 25 years in prison for trying to blow up a synagogue in the state during a Jewish holiday last year, court officials said.
Hawaii urges top U.S. court not to fully allow Trump’s travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The state of Hawaii on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to allow President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban that would bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect after it was partially b…
Police search for missing 3-year-old girl in North Carolina
(Reuters) – Police were searching for a 3-year-old girl who went missing from her bedroom in Jacksonville, North Carolina, after being put to bed on Sunday night, the local sheriff’s office said.
Fraternity hazing death sends 31 men to Pennsylvania court
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Reuters) – Dozens of former members of a New York fraternity will head back to a Pennsylvania court this week to face charges in the 2013 hazing death of a Baruch College freshman during an initiation ritual in the state’s Pocono Mount…
British actress sues Harvey Weinstein in New York alleging sex trafficking
(Reuters) – An aspiring British actress sued Harvey Weinstein in New York federal court on Monday accusing the movie producer of sex trafficking by inviting her to a hotel room in France and sexually assaulting her.
