U.S. Senator Menendez’s corruption trial to proceed: judge
NEWARK, N.J. (Reuters) – The bribery case against U.S. Senator Bob Menendez survived a key test on Monday, as the federal judge overseeing his trial rejected a defense motion to throw out the most serious charges.
Trump says working on welfare reform proposals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he is weighing recommendations for welfare reform as his government looks for ways to cut costs.
California wildfire death toll rises to 41, firefighters gain ground
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (Reuters) – Firefighters began gaining ground on wildfires that killed at least 41 people in the past week, the deadliest blazes in California’s history, as winds eased and searchers combed charred ruins for more victims with hundred…
U.S. jury finds New Jersey man guilty in 2016 Manhattan bombing
(Reuters) – A New Jersey man was found guilty by a federal jury in New York on Monday of planting two bombs in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood in September 2016, one of which exploded and wounded 30 people.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Guantanamo detainee’s appeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday paved the way for a Guantanamo Bay detainee accused of being the mastermind of the 2000 bombing of the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole in a Yemeni port to go on trial before an American war crim…
U.S. Supreme Court to decide major Microsoft email privacy fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to resolve a major privacy dispute between the Justice Department and Microsoft Corp over whether prosecutors should get access to emails stored on company servers overseas.
U.S. Army Sergeant Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, accused of endangering fellow soldiers who searched for him after he walked off his combat outpost in Afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the Taliban, pleaded guilty on Monday to desert…
Trump, Democrats spar over whether tax plan will help middle class
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Middle-class Americans’ incomes would eventually rise more than $4,000 if corporate tax cuts were enacted, the Trump administration said in an analysis released on Monday to counter Democratic criticisms that its tax proposals ov…
Search goes on for worker missing after Louisiana oil platform explosion
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The search continued for a worker missing from an oil production platform in Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain that exploded and caught fire late Sunday, sending six others to hospital with injuries, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
U.S. Army Sergeant Bergdahl to enter plea in desertion case
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, accused of endangering fellow soldiers who searched for him after he walked off his combat outpost in Afghanistan in 2009 and was captured by the Taliban, is scheduled to enter a plea in hi…
