Jane Goodall urges U.S. Senate to halt push to drill in Arctic refuge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – British primatologist Jane Goodall sent a letter to every U.S. senator on Tuesday urging them to oppose a push in the U.S. Congress to allow oil drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a region environmentalists say…
Arkansas town reaches settlement in ‘debtors’ prison’ lawsuit
(Reuters) – An Arkansas town has agreed not to jail defendants who cannot afford to pay court fees after it was sued by civil rights groups who charged it ran what amounted to a modern-day debtors’ prison.
Gunman kills four in Northern California shooting spree
(Reuters) – A gunman carrying a semi-automatic weapon and two handguns opened fire at multiple locations across a small Northern California community on Tuesday, killing four people before he was slain by police.
Universities to U.S. Senate: Endowment tax idea ‘fundamentally flawed’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Tax legislation working its way through the U.S. Senate would put a new levy on endowments held by large private universities and colleges, a proposal that more than three dozen higher-education lobbying groups on Tuesday called …
Blommer Chocolate factory in Chicago evacuated due to fire
(Reuters) – A factory in Chicago owned by Blommer Chocolate Co, the largest cocoa grinder in North America, was evacuated due to a fire on Tuesday and no injuries were reported, officials with the company and the city’s fire department said.
Senate leaders look to work with White House to block Moore
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that he wanted to work with the White House to explore ways to keep embattled Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore from taking office if he wins a special election in A…
Fidelity wins whistleblower retaliation case by ex-employee
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Tuesday sided with Fidelity Investments in rejecting a claim the mutual funds company retaliated against a former employee after she complained that it potentially defrauded investors by incorrectly calculating expense…
U.S. government witness in FIFA trial said media companies paid bribes
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A prosecution witness in the corruption trial of three former soccer officials testified on Tuesday that Fox Sports, Mexico’s Grupo Televisa and Brazil’s Globo paid bribes to secure television rights for soccer matches.
Senate committee questions Trump’s nuclear authority
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate committee on Tuesday held the first congressional hearing in more than four decades on the president’s authority to launch a nuclear strike, amid concern that tensions over North Korea’s weapons program could lead t…
Shooter kills three in attack that ends at California school: local media
(Reuters) – At least three people were killed on Tuesday in a shooting spree in a rural area of Northern California that began at a home and ended at an elementary school, local media reported.
