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…
Firefighters gaining edge in California wildfires that have killed at least 40
SANTA ROSA (Reuters) – Firefighters began gaining ground on wildfires that killed at least 40 people in the past week, the deadliest blazes in California’s history, as winds eased and searchers combed charred ruins for more victims with hundreds still …
White House pitches corporate tax cut as win for workers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said in an analysis released on Monday that middle-class Americans would see incomes eventually rise more than $4,000 if President Donald Trump’s corporate tax cuts were enacted, seeking to counter Democr…
Six injured, one missing in Louisiana oil platform explosion
HOUSTON (Reuters) – One worker is missing and six are injured after an oil production platform operated by a New Orleans company exploded and caught fire in Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain late on Sunday, authorities said.
Oil rig explosion in Louisiana injures several: media
(Reuters) – An oil rig exploded in Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain late on Sunday and at least six people were injured, authorities told local media.
