Nevada uprising leader vowed ‘whatever it takes’ to stop government: recording
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Weeks before Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy led an armed standoff of militia supporters against federal agents in 2014, his son vowed to do “whatever it takes” to keep the family’s cattle out of government hands, according to a recor…
TransCanada to restart Keystone pipeline on Nov. 28
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – TransCanada Corp will restart its Keystone crude oil pipeline at reduced pressure on Tuesday after getting approval from U.S. regulators, the company said on Monday.
Trump refers to a ‘Pocahontas’ in Congress at meeting with veterans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said there was a “Pocahontas” in the U.S. Congress during a meeting on Monday with Native American World War Two veterans in an apparent derogatory reference to Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massac…
Ex-priest to stand trial for 1960 murder of Texas beauty queen
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A former Roman Catholic priest is due to stand trial this week on charges he beat, raped and strangled to death a Texas beauty queen nearly 60 years ago after hearing her last confession.
Transcanada asks Nebraska to reconsider order on Keystone route
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – TransCanada Corp has asked the Nebraska Public Service Commission to reconsider its order approving an alternate route for the Canada-U.S. Keystone XL pipeline, according to a filing posted on the commission’s website on Monday.
Ridership falls on New York City’s slow buses: comptroller
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York City’s bus system has deteriorated over the last decade, losing 100 million passenger trips since 2008 on buses that are the slowest in any large U.S. city, according to a Monday report by city comptroller Scott Stringer.
TransCanada excavates damaged part of leaked pipeline: South Dakota official
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – TransCanada Corp is making progress on cleaning up a 5,000-barrel oil spill from its Keystone pipeline in South Dakota, where a state official said on Monday the company has excavated the damaged section of pipeline.
Payday lending pioneer convicted in U.S. of racketeering scheme
(Reuters) – A Pennsylvania man considered a pioneer in the payday lending industry was found guilty on Monday of engaging in a racketeering scheme that helped fund businesses that generated $688 million from short-term loans to hundreds of thousands of…
U.S. top court spurns challenge to Maryland assault weapons ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a setback on Monday to gun rights proponents including the National Rifle Association, refusing to hear a challenge to Maryland’s 2013 state ban on assault weapons enacted after a Connecticut school m…
U.S. Supreme Court declines church’s challenge to Nebraska funeral picketing law
CHICAGO (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place a Nebraska law that prohibits picketing near funerals after it was challenged by a Kansas church known for anti-gay protests.
