Judge denies 11th-hour bid to dismiss charges against Nevada rancher Bundy
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday rejected an 11th-hour bid by Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy to dismiss criminal charges he faced for a 2014 armed standoff against federal agents, finding no basis for defense claims that prosecutors conceal…
New Jersey man sentenced for role in Russian uranium bribe scheme
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A New Jersey man was sentenced on Monday to a year and a day in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with his role in arranging bribes for the awarding of contracts with Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation, the U.S. Justice Department said.
U.S. to fight Islamic State in Syria ‘as long as they want to fight’: Mattis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military will fight Islamic State in Syria “as long as they want to fight,” Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday, describing a longer-term role for U.S. troops long after the insurgents lose all of the territory t…
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….
