Turkey’s Halkbank working with U.S. Treasury, Justice Department after Iran case: Simsek on Bloomberg HT
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish lender Halkbank is working closely with the U.S. Treasury and Justice Department, Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Wednesday, after a U.S. jury found one of its executives guilty in an Iran sanctions-busting tria…
Kentucky school shooting kills 2, wounds 13, teen arrested
BENTON, Ky. (Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun just before classes started at his high school in rural western Kentucky on Tuesday, killing two fellow students and wounding 13 other youths before he was arrested, the state’s gover…
Teen arrested in Kentucky school shooting that leaves 2 dead, 12 wounded
BENTON, Ky. (Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun just before classes started at his high school in rural western Kentucky on Tuesday, killing two fellow students and wounding a dozen other youths before he was arrested, the state’s …
U.S. author Ursula K. Le Guin dies at 88: family
(Reuters) – Science fiction and fantasy author Ursula K. Le Guin, author of “The Left Hand of Darkness” and the Earthsea series, died in her home in Portland, Oregon, her son said on Tuesday. She was 88.
Radio host Keillor fired over ‘dozens’ of incidents: network
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Minnesota Public Radio ended its contracts with “Prairie Home Companion” host Garrison Keillor over multiple accusations of sexual misconduct by a woman who had worked on the show and not a single incident, the network’s preside…
U.S. investigators to probe crash between Tesla vehicle, fire truck
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Tuesday it was sending two investigators to examine the crash of a Tesla Inc vehicle apparently traveling in semi-autonomous mode and a fire truck in California.
New York man pleads guilty to attempting to join Islamic State
(Reuters) – A New York man has pleaded guilty to trying to help Islamic State by traveling to Turkey with the goal of entering Syria and fighting for the militant group, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
Democrats withdraw offer to fund Trump’s border wall
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats said on Tuesday they had withdrawn an offer to fund U.S. President Donald Trump’s border wall, as tough negotiations over the future of young illegal immigrants known as “Dreamers” resumed in the Senate.
Two students dead, 17 injured in shooting at Kentucky high school
BENTON, Ky. (Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy opened fire with a handgun just before classes started at his high school in rural western Kentucky on Tuesday, killing two fellow students and wounding a dozen other youths before he was arrested, the state’s …
Five bodies recovered in Oklahoma oil well explosion: sheriff
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The bodies of five people killed in an Oklahoma oil well explosion were recovered on Tuesday afternoon in a building adjacent to the drilling site outside of Quinton, Oklahoma, Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris said at a briefin…
