Senate Republicans ask Moore to withdraw as new accuser steps forward
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell led a chorus of establishment Republicans on Monday urging Roy Moore, the party’s Senate candidate in Alabama, to quit the race as a fifth woman came forward with allegations Moore had …
Appeals court lets Trump travel ban go partially into effect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday let President Donald Trump’s latest travel ban go partially into effect, ruling the government can bar entry of people from six Muslim-majority countries with no connections to the Uni…
Man pleads guilty to U.S. Army Reserve weapons theft, jail escape
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to charges that he stole weapons from a U.S. Army Reserve facility, escaped from jail awaiting trial for the theft and then tried to rob two banks, federal prosecutors said on Monday.
U.S. Senate Republicans ask Moore to withdraw as new accuser steps forward
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell led a chorus of establishment Republicans on Monday urging Roy Moore, the party’s Senate candidate in Alabama, to quit the race as a fifth woman came forward with allegations Moore had …
Nebraska regulator to announce Keystone XL permit decision on November 20
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Nebraska Public Service Commission announced Monday it will issue its decision on whether to approve the permit to allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline on Nov. 20, the last regulatory hurdle for the controversial pr…
CalPERS considers upping fixed-income investment, lowering volatility
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The California Public Employees’ Retirement System is considering more than doubling its investment in municipal bonds and other fixed-income assets while lowering volatility, according to proposals set for discussion at a workshop on Monday.
U.S. judge denies request for outsider to oversee Puerto Rico’s PREPA
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Monday rejected a request to install a former military officer to oversee Puerto Rico’s beleaguered electric utility, PREPA, a victory for Governor Ricardo Rossello, whose government opposed the appointment….
Jurors in U.S. Senator’s bribery trial told to keep talking
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The judge in the bribery trial of Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez of New Jersey told a jury on Monday to continue deliberating after the panel said it was unable to reach a unanimous verdict, according to defendant’s spokesman…
Recovered Penn State hazing death video leads to fresh charges
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (Reuters) – A prosecutor brought fresh charges against 12 members of a Pennsylvania State University fraternity on Monday in the death of a 19-year-old student after examining recovered surveillance-camera video of an alcohol-fueled ini…
U.S. charges Chinese woman in college exam fraud
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Chinese college student was arrested on Monday in the latest case to stem from U.S. investigations into international students who authorities say hire imposters to take exams on their behalf to gain admission to American universit…
