Puerto Rico’s PREPA utility creditors say power grid damage is overblown
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bondholders of Puerto Rico’s bankrupt power utility, PREPA, said on Friday that the damage to the local electric grid by Hurricane Maria is not as bad as the island’s government says, and could be fixed quickly with an outside ener…
New York City police say gathering evidence for possible Weinstein arrest warrant
(Reuters) – The New York City Police Department said on Friday that it had a credible narrative from an unidentified woman who has made a rape allegation against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein and was gathering evidence for a possible arrest warra…
U.S. court orders Benghazi attack suspect held for hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man seized by U.S. forces in Libya and accused of involvement in an attack that killed the U.S. ambassador in Benghazi in 2012 made his first appearance in federal court on Friday in Washington, where he was ordered held until …
No prison for U.S. Army deserter Bergdahl, who Trump wanted dead
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (Reuters) – U.S. Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl on Friday was spared prison for endangering his comrades in arms when he deserted in Afghanistan in 2009, a sentence swiftly condemned by President Donald Trump, who while seeking election h…
Country music awards show reverses ban on questions about Vegas shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Country Music Association (CMA) on Friday reversed a ban on journalists asking questions at its annual awards show about last month’s Las Vegas mass shooting, hours after singer Brad Paisley criticized the rules as “ridiculo…
Zimbabwe police charge U.S. citizen with anti-government plot
HARARE (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen was charged on Friday with attempting to overthrow the Zimbabwean government, which carries a sentence of up to 20 years in jail, after police earlier accused her of insulting 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe.
Zimbabwe accuses American citizen of trying to overthrow government: lawyer
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean police on Friday charged an American citizen with a new offence of plotting to overthrow a constitutionally elected government, her lawyer said.
Colorado Walmart shooting suspect makes first court appearance
BRIGHTON, Colo. (Reuters) – The Colorado man arrested for fatally shooting three people in a Walmart in suburban Denver made his initial court appearance on Friday.
Former Puerto Rico official denies any role in Whitefish deal
(Reuters) – A former Puerto Rico official who has been mentioned in connection with a controversial contract to restore electricity to the bankrupt U.S. territory after Hurricane Maria has denied having any role in securing it.
Suspect in 2012 Benghazi attack to appear Friday in U.S. court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man seized by U.S. forces in Libya and accused of involvement in an attack that killed the U.S. ambassador in Benghazi in 2012 will appear on Friday in federal court in Washington, D.C., the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Distr…
