Ridership falls on New York City’s slow buses: comptroller
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s bus system has deteriorated over the last decade, losing 100 million passenger trips since 2008 on buses that are the slowest in any large U.S. city, according to a Monday report by city comptroller Scott Stringer.
TransCanada excavates damaged part of leaked pipeline: South Dakota official
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – TransCanada Corp is making progress on cleaning up a 5,000-barrel oil spill from its Keystone pipeline in South Dakota, where a state official said on Monday the company has excavated the damaged section of pipeline.
Payday lending pioneer convicted in U.S. of racketeering scheme
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man considered a pioneer in the payday lending industry was found guilty on Monday of engaging in a racketeering scheme that helped fund businesses that generated $688 million from short-term loans to hundreds of thousands of…
U.S. top court spurns challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback on Monday to gun rights proponents including the National Rifle Association, refusing to hear a challenge to Maryland’s 2013 state ban on assault weapons enacted after a Connecticut school m…
U.S. Supreme Court declines church’s challenge to Nebraska funeral picketing law
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Nebraska law that prohibits picketing near funerals after it was challenged by a Kansas church known for anti-gay protests.
Turkish gold trader a no-show at U.S. trial over Iran sanctions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Turkish gold trader will not go on trial this week on charges of conspiring to evade U.S. sanctions against Iran in a case that has strained Turkish-U.S. ties, a U.S. judge in New York said Monday.
Supreme Court divided over legality of patent reviews
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared divided over whether a federal agency’s in-house process for challenging patents violates the constitutional rights of patent owners, leaving the fate of a system that has led to a h…
Top court spurns challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, which has avoided major gun cases for seven years, on Monday declined to hear a challenge backed by the National Rifle Association to Maryland’s 2013 state ban on assault weapons enacted after a Connecticu…
CSX train carrying harmful chemicals derails in Florida
(Reuters) – A CSX Corp freight train carrying hazardous molten sulfur derailed in central Florida on Monday, prompting authorities to tell residents to stay indoors for several hours, company officials said.
Top court rejects challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, which has avoided major gun cases for seven years, on Monday declined to hear a challenge backed by the National Rifle Association to Maryland’s 2013 state ban on assault weapons enacted after a Connecticu…
