Elderly couple’s plan to give weed for Christmas thwarted by Nebraska cops
(Reuters) – An elderly California couple discovered by Nebraska sheriff’s deputies with 60 pounds of marijuana in their truck during a cross-country trip said they had planned to give the weed to family as Christmas presents, police said.
Accidentally killing migratory birds not a crime, Trump administration says
(Reuters) – Energy companies and other businesses that accidentally kill migratory birds will no longer be criminally prosecuted, the Trump administration said Friday in a decision hailed by industry but denounced by environmental groups.
Exclusive: U.S. memo weakens guidelines for protecting immigrant children in court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has issued new guidelines for immigration judges that remove some instructions for how to protect unaccompanied juveniles appearing in their courtrooms.
California wildfire becomes largest on record in the state
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A sprawling Southern California wildfire that has been burning through rugged, drought-parched coastal terrain since Dec. 4 has become the largest on record in the state, state fire officials said on Friday.
Trump travel ban should not apply to people with strong U.S. ties: court
(Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday said President Donald Trump’s hotly contested travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries should not be applied to people with strong U.S. ties.
Second court rejects Trump bid to stop transgender military recruits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to prevent the U.S. military from accepting transgender recruits starting Jan. 1, the second court to issue such a ruling t…
Man accused of plotting attack for Islamic State at San Francisco pier
(Reuters) – A tow truck driver in California was arrested on Friday and charged with attempting to provide support to terrorists by plotting to attack people, possibly with explosives, at a crowded pier in San Francisco before Christmas.
German pleads not guilty to U.S. charges in Siemens’ Argentine bribe case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former Siemens AG employee pleaded not guilty on Friday to U.S. charges he took part in a $100 million scheme to bribe Argentine officials to win a contract to produce national identity cards, according to prosecutors.
Ex-food worker smashes up cars at Green Bay’s Lambeau Field
(Reuters) – A man fired as a food worker at Green Bay, Wisconsin’s Lambeau Field stadium tried to assault a former co-worker with his car on Friday and crashed it into a storage room near the playing field of the National Football League’s Packers, pol…
U.S. jury in trial of Turkish banker shows signs of division
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York jury in the trial of a Turkish banker accused of helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions showed signs of division on Friday as it ended its third day of deliberations without reaching a verdict.
