One dead, another missing after oil barge fire off Texas
(Reuters) – At least one person was killed and another was missing on Friday after an oil barge being pulled by a tug boat caught fire and exploded in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas, officials said.
Alphabet balloon project to provide limited internet in Puerto Rico
(Reuters) – Experimental communications balloons provided by Alphabet Inc in collaboration with AT&T Inc will allow some of the carrier’s customers in storm-ravaged Puerto Rico to send texts and access critical information on the internet, Alphabet said on Friday.
U.S. court blocks immigrant teen’s bid to obtain abortion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday prevented an illegal immigrant teenager detained by the government from immediately obtaining an abortion, although it left open the possibility she could undergo the procedure within days.
Florida programmer sentenced to 16 months for bitcoin exchange scheme
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Florida software engineer was sentenced to 16 months in prison on Friday after being found guilty of scheming to help an illegal bitcoin exchange avoid having banks and regulators look into its activities.
Creditors win closely watched appeal in Momentive bankruptcy
WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court in New York on Friday ruled in favor of senior creditors who had contested interest rates imposed on them during the bankruptcy of silicone maker Momentive Performance Materials, reversing a decision th…
Lawyer charged alongside Martin Shkreli goes on trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors were presented with a stark choice during opening statements Friday in the trial of Evan Greebel, the lawyer charged with conspiracy alongside former drug executive Martin Shkreli: was he Shkreli’s “right hand man,” or a vic…
U.S. court hears arguments over immigrant detainee’s abortion access
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. attorney told a federal appeals court on Friday that the government had no obligation to facilitate an abortion for a 17-year-old detained as an illegal immigrant in Texas, but a lawyer for the teen argued she has a consti…
Three charged in shooting after white nationalist’s Florida speech
(Reuters) – A Texas man who shot at protesters after a white nationalist’s speech at the University of Florida and two brothers who urged him to “kill them” have been charged with attempted homicide, police said on Friday.
Oil barge explosion off Texas kills one, fire now out
(Reuters) – At least one person was killed and another was missing on Friday after an oil barge being pulled by a tug boat caught fire and exploded in the Gulf of Mexico off Texas, officials said.
U.S. judge wrestles with issue of Indonesian immigrants
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge wrestled on Friday with how much longer she can delay a Trump administration move to deport 47 Indonesian Christians who fled deadly violence in that country two decades ago and have been living illegally in New Hampshir…
