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…
University delays talk by ex-White House official after lawsuit threat
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Massachusetts university delayed a planned talk on Monday by Anthony Scaramucci, who had a brief and tumultuous stint as White House spokesman, after he threatened to sue its student newspaper over a critical column.
Keystone’s existing pipeline spills far more than predicted to regulators
(Reuters) – TransCanada Corp’s existing Keystone pipeline has leaked substantially more oil, and more often, in the United States than indicated in risk assessments the company provided to regulators before the project began operating in 2010, accordi…
Rep. Conyers steps down from committee while lawmakers probe harassment allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Representative John Conyers is stepping down as senior Democrat on the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, while lawmakers investigate allegations of sexual harassment against him, Conyers said in an emailed statem…
‘Ashamed’ Franken says he won’t quit Senate over groping accusations
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Al Franken, trying to salvage his political career amid accusations of groping or inappropriately touching women, said on Sunday he does not plan to resign but called himself “embarrassed and ashamed.”
Man who survived Las Vegas massacre killed on Nevada highway
(Reuters) – A Las Vegas man who survived the Oct. 1 mass shooting at an outdoor concert in his hometown was killed this month by a hit-and-run driver while hitchhiking on a Nevada highway, a local television station reported.
