Five U.S. citizens among Citgo executives detained in Venezuela: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Five of six executives of U.S.-based refiner Citgo who were arrested in Caracas this week are U.S. citizens, according to a source familiar with the matter, a possible complication in Venezuela’s growing sweep of corruption in th…
Former U.S. ethics official files complaint against Trump aide Conway
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The former head of a U.S. government ethics watchdog said on Wednesday he had filed a complaint claiming senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway violated a law barring executive branch employees from engaging in political act…
U.S. team doctor Nassar pleads guilty to criminal sexual conduct in Michigan court
(Reuters) – Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor, pleaded guilty in a Michigan court on Wednesday to seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.
Keystone clean-up to last several weeks, line restart unclear
NEW YORK/CALGARY (Reuters) – The clean-up of an oil spill from TransCanada Corp’s Keystone pipeline may last several weeks, South Dakota’s environmental regulator said on Wednesday, but it is still unclear when the key artery will restart.
Award reversed for Connecticut inmate who challenged confinement
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A divided federal appeals court threw out a $62,650 award that Connecticut had been ordered to pay a former inmate who said the state unconstitutionally kept him in segregation for 23 hours a day for nearly a year, though he was on…
Alabama prisoner recaptured after second escape in three weeks
(Reuters) – An Alabama prisoner was captured in DeKalb County, Georgia, on Tuesday, just days after his second jailbreak in three weeks, authorities said on Wednesday.
Sign-up pace slows in third week of 2018 Obamacare enrollment
(Reuters) – The pace slowed in the third week of enrollment for 2018 Obamacare individual insurance as nearly 800,000 people signed up through the federal government website HealthCare.gov, down about 75,000 people from the previous week, a U.S. govern…
Trump: Father of UCLA player in shoplifting case is ‘ungrateful fool’
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday reignited a feud with the father of one of the three UCLA basketball players who were detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting, calling him an “ungrateful fool” in a series of early-morning twee…
The social media answer to stressful U.S holiday: Friendsgiving
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Americans overwhelmed by crowded highways and the prospect of cooking a turkey and all the trimmings for the Thanksgiving holiday dinner are turning for relief to the latest social-media driven holiday – Friendsgiving.
Trump reignites feud with father of UCLA player accused of shoplifting
(Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday reignited a feud with the father of one of the three UCLA basketball players who was detained in China on suspicion of shoplifting, tweeting that he alone was responsible for their release.
