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
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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.
Puerto Rican Beltran to skip Astros’ White House visit
(Reuters) – Recently retired Carlos Beltran will skip the Major League champion Houston Astros’ visit to the White House, he said on Tuesday, citing family reasons while also criticising the United States government and agencies.
Saudi man in Oklahoma charged with lying about al Qaeda training
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Saudi man who attended flight school in Oklahoma was charged on Tuesday with visa fraud for allegedly having lied about attending an al Qaeda training camp in Afghanistan in 2000, the U.S. Justice Department said.
Former Alaska Airlines pilot to plead guilty to flying under the influence
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A former Alaska Airlines pilot has agreed to plead guilty to flying a commercial jetliner while under the influence of alcohol under an agreement that calls for him to serve a year in prison, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday….
Trump wants military parade in Washington: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered Pentagon and White House officials to begin planning a military parade in Washington similar to the Bastille Day parade he witnessed in Paris in July, the Washington Post reported on Tuesda…
Eli Zabar sues to block eviction from Manhattan food store
NEW YORK (Reuters) – E.A.T. may soon be O.U.T. if Eli Zabar’s landlords successfully evict him from one of his food stores on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, according to a new lawsuit filed on Tuesday.
SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket soars in debut test launch from Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – The world’s most powerful rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, roared into space through clear blue skies on its debut test flight on Tuesday from a Florida launch site in another milestone for billionaire entrepreneur Elon M…
