AT&T to expand 5G U.S. broadband trials
NEW YORK (Reuters) – AT&T Inc said on Wednesday that it is expanding its 5G trials to include three new U.S. cities by the end of the year as part of its push to develop a next-generation network.
U.S. conducts missile defense test off Hawaii coast
(Reuters) – The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Navy successfully conducted a missile defense test off the coast of Hawaii, MDA said in a statement on Wednesday.
Man arrested for causing wildfire in Northern California
(Reuters) – Authorities have arrested a 29-year-old man for causing a fast-moving wildfire that has destroyed 10 homes and forced the evacuation of some residents in Northern California, fire officials said on Wednesday.
Houston imposes night curfew to prevent looting
(Reuters) – Houston has imposed an overnight curfew beginning at midnight Tuesday for an indefinite period amid incidents of looting, armed robberies and people impersonating police officers, city officials said.
Transgender members in U.S. military may serve until study completed: Mattis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday current policy regarding transgender personnel serving in the military would remain in place until he advises President Donald Trump on how to implement his directive on a transge…
Nineteen indicted over brawl during Turkish leader’s U.S. visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A grand jury on Tuesday indicted 19 people, including 15 Turkish security officials, in connection with a brawl in Washington between protesters and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s security personnel in May, U.S. prosecutors s…
Ex-Honduran cabinet official pleads guilty in U.S. money laundering case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former member of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez’ cabinet pleaded guilty in a New York federal court on Tuesday to attempting to launder drug money from the Central American country, prosecutors said.
New York Times wins dismissal of Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit
(Reuters) – A lawsuit against the New York Times by former U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, who claimed the newspaper had defamed her in an editorial linking her to a 2011 mass shooting, was dismissed by a federal judge on Tuesday.
Confederate battle flag sales boom after Charlottesville clash
(Reuters) – Demand for Confederate flags at Chris Ackerman’s Civil War memorabilia shop in Pennsylvania has surged since violence at a white nationalist rally in Virginia this month reignited the United States’ debate over race and the legacy of slaver…
Rubik’s Cube maker sues Duncan Toys, Toys “R” Us over knock-off cube
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Rubik’s Cube has delighted and confounded millions of players since Hungarian architecture professor Erno Rubik created it in 1974. Now the company that makes the twisting puzzle wants to stop the maker of Duncan yo-yos from se…
